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BUILDING REGULATIONS 2014 (S.R. 2014, NO. 57) - REG 54

Building certificates
(1)  An application for a building certificate is to be in an approved form.
(2)  As soon as practicable after receiving an application for a building certificate, the general manager is to determine if he or she is entitled to do any of the following acts in respect of the building:
(a) issue an emergency order;
(b) issue a building notice;
(c) serve a building order;
(d) issue a plumbing notice;
(e) serve a plumbing order;
(f) issue a fire upgrade notice;
(g) serve a building order relating to a fire hazard;
(h) any other act under the Act.
(3)  The general manager is to grant a building certificate in respect of a building if satisfied that –
(a) he or she is not entitled to do any of the acts referred to in subregulation (2) ; or
(b) he or she is entitled to do any such act but does not intend to do so and gives reasons for not doing so.
(4)  A building certificate granted under subregulation (3) is to be in an approved form.
(5)  If a building certificate is granted in respect of a building, no act referred to in subregulation (2) may be taken by the general manager –
(a) in relation to a matter which existed or occurred before the date on which the certificate was granted; or
(b) within 7 years after that date in relation to the deterioration of the building caused by reasonable wear and tear.
(6)  If the general manager refuses to grant a building certificate, the general manager, by written notice, is to advise the person who applied for the certificate of –
(a) the refusal and the reason for that refusal; and
(b) any action required to enable the general manager to grant a building certificate in respect of the building.
(7)  A refusal to grant a building certificate is to be in an approved form.



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