Building Act 1984

51 Final certificates

(1) Where an approved inspector is satisfied that any work specified in an initial notice given by him has been completed, he shall give—

(a) to the local authority by whom the initial notice was accepted, and

(b) to the person by whom the work was carried out,

such certificate with respect to the completion of the work and the discharge of his functions as may be prescribed (called a “final certificate ”).

(2) Section 50(5) to (7) above has effect in relation to a final certificate as if any reference in those subsections to a plans certificate were a reference to a final certificate.

(3) Where a final certificate—

(a) has been given with respect to any of the work specified in an initial notice, and

(b) has been accepted by the local authority concerned,

the initial notice ceases to apply to that work, but section 48(1) above continues to apply, by virtue of this subsection, in relation to that work as if the initial notice continued in force in relation to it.