Section 178 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (2)(b) "work; and" and substituting "work." ;

(b) by omitting paragraph (c) from subsection (2) ;

(c) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3) :

(4)  A permit authority may accept an application for, and issue, a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) under this section that does not include a standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) issued in respect of the work, if evidence is provided to the satisfaction of the permit authority that –

(a) the responsible person for the work has died before, or is not locatable or otherwise incapable of, issuing the standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) for the work; or

(b) the applicant has made a written request, to the responsible person for the work, for a standard of work certificate (permit plumbing work) and the responsible person has failed to provide the certificate within 21 days after the request was made.