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BUILDING REGULATIONS 2014 (S.R. 2014, NO. 57) - REG 49

Standard of maintenance of prescribed features and measures
(1)  A person required to maintain the prescribed features and measures of a building under regulation 48 must ensure that they are maintained in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) if a building has been completed before 1 July 2004, the prescribed essential safety and health features of the building must be maintained so as to perform to a standard that is not less than the standard to which they were originally required to perform;
(b) if a building has been completed, or an alteration has been made to a building, on or after 1 July 2004, a prescribed essential safety and health feature of the building or the altered part must –
(i) be maintained so as to perform to a standard that is not less than –
(A) the standard to which they were originally required to perform; and
(B) the standard for that prescribed essential safety and health feature specified by the Director; and
(ii) be tested or inspected at the relevant frequency of testing or inspection specified by the Director;
(c) if a feature referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of other prescribed features or measures of a building in regulation 46 is required to be maintained by the Plumbing Regulations 2014 , that feature is to be maintained in accordance with the relevant provision of the Plumbing Regulations 2014 .
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(2)  A person required to maintain a prescribed essential safety and health measure of a building under regulation 48 must –
(a) maintain the prescribed essential safety and health measure to a standard specified by the Director; and
(b) test or inspect the prescribed essential safety and health measure at the relevant frequency of testing or inspection specified by the Director.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(3)  A person required to maintain any other prescribed features and measures of a building under regulation 48 must –
(a) maintain the prescribed features and measures to a standard that is not less than the standard to which they were originally required to perform; and
(b) test or inspect the prescribed features and measures at the relevant frequency of testing or inspection specified by the Director.
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.



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