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BUILDING ACT 2004 (NO. 11 OF 2004) - SECT 156

Exempt buildings

    (1)     Part 3 (Building work) does not apply to building work carried out before 9 December 1992 in relation to a building if, had that building work been carried out on or after that commencement, it would have been building work carried out in relation to an exempt building.

    (2)     Part 5 (Building occupancy) does not apply to a building erected or altered before 9 December 1992 if—

        (a)     the building work in relation to the building was completed before that date; and

        (b)     the building would have been an exempt building if it had been erected or altered after that date.

    (3)     Section 53 (1) (g) does not apply to building work in relation to an exempt building if—

        (a)     approval was obtained for the building work before 9 December 1992; and

        (b)     the building work is carried out in accordance with—

              (i)     the approved plans for the building work; and

              (ii)     the conditions subject to which a building permit for the building work was granted under the Building Act 1972 as in force at the time of issue of the permit.

    (4)     The construction occupations registrar may not make a requirement of a person under section 62 in relation to building work if—

        (a)     the building work is in relation to an exempt building; and

        (b)     approval for the building work was obtained before 9 December 1992; and

        (c)     the building work has been carried out in accordance with—

              (i)     the approved plans for that building work; and

              (ii)     the conditions subject to which a building permit for the building work was granted under the Building Act 1972 as in force at the time of issue of the permit.

    (5)     In this section:

"exempt building" includes a building prescribed under the Building Act 1972 as in force at the relevant time, section 6AA.



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