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BUILDING REGULATIONS 1989 - SECT 8

8 .         Notices to other authorities

Builder to give notice

        (1)         Every builder who intends to construct, alter, add to, underpin, demolish or remove any building shall, prior to the commencement of any work, give notice of that intention to any body, authority or instrumentality which is authorised under a law of the State to direct, regulate or approve the carrying out of any part of that building work.

Powers of building surveyor

        (2)         The building surveyor may refuse to issue a building licence under the provisions of Part 4 unless or until satisfied that the provisions of subregulation (1) have been complied with, and that the approval of such of the authorities therein mentioned as may apply to the particular case has been obtained, or may issue a building licence or demolition licence subject to compliance with the requirements of those authorities.

        (3)         Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (2) the building surveyor shall before issuing a building licence liaise with the Fire Brigades Board for the purposes of the fire prevention and public safety requirements of the Building Code.

        (4)         Subregulation (3) does not apply to Class 1 and Class 10 Buildings of the Building Code.

[Part 3 (r. 9) repealed in Gazette 20 Jun 1997 p. 2822.]



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