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BUILDING ACT 1993 - SECT 221ZZO

Modification of plumbing regulations

S. 221ZZO(1) amended by Nos 75/1998 s. 5(b), 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 84).

    (1)     The Authority may declare that a provision of the plumbing regulations does not apply, or applies with specified variations, to specified plumbing work.

S. 221ZZO(1A) inserted by No. 11/2023 s. 16.

    (1A)     A declaration of the Authority under this section that a provision of the plumbing regulations applies with specified variations to specified plumbing work must not be inconsistent with any binding determination that applies to that provision.

    (2)     A declaration under this section overrides the plumbing regulations and must be given effect to with respect to the specified plumbing work as if those regulations had been amended to accord with the declaration.

    (3)     An application for a declaration may be made by—

        (a)     the owner or occupier of a building or land;

        (b)     a licensed or registered plumber;

        (c)     a plumbing inspector or compliance auditor;

S. 221ZZO (3)(d) amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch.  3 item 21.3).

        (d)     a Department Head within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 ;

        (e)     a public authority.

    (4)     The person applying for the declaration must—

        (a)     identify the plumbing work for which the application is being made; and

        (b)     specify in what way the person would like the plumbing regulations modified with respect to that work.

    (5)     An application for a declaration must be accompanied by the fee set out in the regulations.

    (6)     For the purposes of this Part, any plumbing work that is the subject of a declaration complies with the plumbing regulations if it complies with those regulations as modified by the declaration.

S. 221ZZP (Heading) inserted by No. 34/2013 s. 34(Sch.  1 item 85).

S. 221ZZP inserted by No. 39/1996 s. 5.



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