The 2003 Act introduced a new building standards system in Scotland, which started on 1 May 2005.
The system requires plans to be verified as meeting the standards set out in the regulations.
[1] The agency was located in Livingston, in line with the Government's policy of relocating public sector jobs outwith Edinburgh.
Staff from the existing building standards division of the Scottish Government were transferred to the Agency.
[2] The Agency was disbanded on 1 April 2008, and its functions were transferred back to the Scottish Government.