Part 3Building Act 1984
Building control approvers and building inspectors
I2I3I1I444Functions exercisable only through, or with advice of, registered building inspectors
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The Building Act 1984 is amended as follows.
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After section 46 insert—
Building control authorities: restricted activities and functions
46ABuilding control authorities: restricted activities and functions
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A building control authority may carry out a restricted activity in relation to any work only through a registered building inspector, acting on the authority’s behalf, whose registration has effect in relation to work of that description.
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Before each exercise of a restricted function in relation to any work, a building control authority must obtain and consider the advice of a registered building inspector whose registration has effect in relation to work of that description.
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The registered building inspector who carries out the restricted activity, or advises on the exercise of the restricted function, may (but need not) be employed by the authority.
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In this section—
“restricted activity” means an activity that is prescribed for the purposes of this section;
“restricted function” means a function of a building control authority under—
- a
this Part,
- b
Part 3, or
- c
regulations made under this Part or Part 3,
that is prescribed for the purposes of this section.
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After section 54A (inserted by section 47) insert—
Registered building control approvers: restricted activities and functions
54BRegistered building control approvers: restricted activities and functions
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This section applies to a registered building control approver who is not a registered building inspector.
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The approver may carry out a restricted activity in relation to any work only through a registered building inspector, acting on the approver’s behalf, whose registration has effect in relation to work of that description.
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Before each exercise of a restricted function in relation to any work, the approver must obtain and consider the advice of a registered building inspector whose registration has effect in relation to work of that description.
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The registered building inspector who carries out the restricted activity, or advises on the exercise of the restricted function, may (but need not) be employed by the approver.
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In this section—
“restricted activity” means an activity that is prescribed for the purposes of this section;
“restricted function” means a function of a registered building control approver under this Part, or regulations made under this Part, that is prescribed for the purposes of this section.
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An offence under this section is punishable on summary conviction by a fine.