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BUILDING REGULATIONS 2014 (S.R. 2014, NO. 57) - REG 13

Activities prohibited in landslip areas
(1)  For the purposes of section 152(2) of the Act, a person may only –
(a) excavate, or deposit, material in a landslip area if the excavation or deposition is carried out in such a manner as to allow rainwater or seepage to drain from the site; or
(b) permanently excavate or deposit any material for, or in connection with, building work in a landslip area if –
(i) the excavation is not more than 600 millimetres in depth; and
(ii) the material, when deposited, is not more than one metre in height above ground level and is compacted and graded so as not to aggravate existing landslip conditions; or
(c) backfill a trench or hole in a landslip area if the trench or hole is backfilled with well-compacted material which was previously removed from the trench or hole; or
(d) fell or remove trees or other vegetation for, or in connection with, building work on land in a landslip area if the person has obtained the written agreement of a permit authority; or
(e) use any earth-moving or vibrating compaction equipment for, or in connection with, building work on land in a landslip area if the person has obtained the written agreement of a permit authority.
(2)  The building surveyor may grant a certificate of likely compliance for a permanent excavation of any vertical depth, or a deposit of filling of any height, in a landslip area if satisfied on the basis of a certificate given by a geo-technical engineer who has expertise in geo-technical reports and is accredited as an Engineer-Civil under the Accreditation Scheme, or a practising engineering geologist who has expertise in geo-technical reports, that the excavation or filling will not affect the stability of the land.


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