New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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| Public Act | 2008 No 4 |
| Date of assent | 14 March 2008 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
8 Roles of building consent authorities, territorial authorities, and regional authorities in relation to dams
13 Building consent for building on land subject to natural hazards must be granted in certain cases
17 Offence to engage another person to carry out or supervise restricted building work if person is not licensed building practitioner
51 Product certification accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant or revocation of accreditation
63 Licensed building practitioner must meet applicable minimum standards for licensing to continue to be licensed
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
This Act is the Building Amendment Act 2008.
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
This Act amends the Building Act 2004.
Section 2(3) is amended by omitting “2009”
and substituting “2010”
.
Section 4(2)(k) is amended by omitting “people”
and substituting “persons”
.
(1) Paragraph (a) of the definition of dam in section 7 is amended by repealing subparagraph (iii).
(2) The definition of estimated value in section 7 is amended by omitting “values”
and substituting “consideration”
.
(3) Paragraph (b) of the definition of owner in section 7 is amended by repealing subparagraph (ii) and substituting the following subparagraph:
“(ii) for the purposes of sections 32, 44, 92, 96, and 97, any person who has agreed in writing, whether conditionally or unconditionally, to purchase the land or any leasehold estate or interest in the land, or to take a lease of the land, and who is bound by the agreement because the agreement is still in force”.
(4) Section 7 is amended by repealing the definition of restricted building work and substituting the following definition:
“restricted building work—
“(a) means building work that is—
“(i) critical to the integrity of a building, for example, its envelope and structure; and
“(ii) of a kind declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council to be building work that must be carried out or supervised by a licensed building practitioner who is licensed to carry out or supervise that work; and that Order in Council may relate, without limitation, to certain types or categories of buildings, or parts of buildings specified in the Order in Council; and
“(b) includes design work (relating to building work) that is design work of a kind declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council to be restricted building work for the purposes of this Act; and
“(c) does not include any building work for which, in accordance with section 41, a building consent is not required”.
(5) Section 7 is amended by inserting the following definitions in their appropriate alphabetical order:
“consideration, in relation to estimated value, has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Goods and Service Tax Act 1985
“large dam means a dam that retains 3 or more metres depth, and holds 20 000 or more cubic metres volume, of water or other fluid
“prescribed fee includes a fee calculated in accordance with a rate or method prescribed for this purpose in regulations made under this Act”.
Section 9 is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (a):
“(ab) a pylon, free-standing communication tower, power pole, or telephone pole that is a NUO system or part of a NUO system; or”.
(1) Section 14(3)(b) is amended by omitting “sections 40 to 116, 220 to 232, and 276 to 281”
and substituting “sections 40 to 116 (except section 114(2)(c)), 216 to 218, 220 to 232, 276 to 281, 363A, and 374”
.
(2) Section 14(4) is amended by omitting “sections 31 to 116, 220 to 232, and 276 to 281”
and substituting “sections 31 to 116 (except section 114(2)(c)), 216 to 218, 220 to 232, 276 to 281, 363A, and 374”
.
Section 25A is amended by repealing subsections (2) and (3).
Section 35(1) is amended by adding “; and”
and also by adding the following paragraph:
“(i) if the building is one that is intended to be used for, or associated with, 1 or more of the purposes specified in Schedule 2, a statement that the building must comply with—
“(i) section 118 (relating to access and facilities for persons with disabilities to and within buildings); and
“(ii) the provisions of the building code that relate to providing for persons with disabilities to have access to buildings and to facilities within buildings.”
(1) Section 45 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:
“(2) If an application for a building consent relates to design work (relating to building work) that is design work of a kind declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council to be restricted building work for the purposes of this Act, any plans and specifications referred to in subsection (1) that accompany the application must—
“(a) be prepared by, or under the supervision of, 1 or more licensed building practitioners; and
“(b) be the subject of a memorandum—
“(i) prepared by 1 or more licensed building practitioners who carried out or supervised the restricted building work; and
“(ii) that identifies that work; and
“(iii) that is provided with the plans and specifications.”
(2) Section 45(3) is repealed.
(3) Section 45(4) is amended by omitting “certification”
and substituting “memorandum”
.
Section 69(1)(b) is amended by omitting “people”
and substituting “persons”
.
Section 72 is amended by inserting “that is a territorial authority”
after “a building consent authority”
.
Section 73(1) is amended by inserting “that is a territorial authority”
after “A building consent authority”
.
Section 84 is amended by omitting “whose licence authorises him or her”
and substituting “who is licensed”
.
(1) Section 85(1) is amended by omitting “whose licence authorises the practitioner”
and substituting “who is licensed”
.
(2) Section 85(1A) is amended by omitting “his or her licence does not authorise him or her”
wherever it appears and substituting in each case “he or she is not licensed”
.
Section 86(1)(b)(ii) is amended by omitting “whose licence authorises him or her”
and substituting “who is licensed”
.
(1) The heading to section 88 is amended by inserting “or provide memorandum about”
after “certify”
.
(2) Section 88 is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:
“(1) Each licensed building practitioner who carries out or supervises restricted building work under a building consent must, on completion of the restricted building work,—
“(a) provide the persons specified in subsection (2) with a memorandum, in the prescribed form, stating what restricted building work the licensed building practitioner carried out or supervised; and
“(b) if applicable, give to the persons specified in subsection (2) a certificate, in the prescribed form, stating that any specified systems in the building to which the restricted building work relates are capable of performing to the performance standards set out in the building consent.”
(3) Section 88(4) is amended by—
(a) omitting “A certificate”
and substituting “A memorandum provided or certificate”
; and
(b) omitting “the certificate”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “the memorandum or certificate”
.
Section 92 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):
“(2A) If applicable, the owner must include with the application any memoranda provided by licensed building practitioners under section 88(1)(a).”
The following section is inserted after section 95:
“95A Refusal to issue code compliance certificate
If a building consent authority refuses to issue a code compliance certificate, the building consent authority must give the applicant written notice of—
“(a) the refusal; and
“(b) the reasons for the refusal.”
The following section is inserted after section 99:
“99A Refusal of application for certificate of acceptance
If a territorial authority refuses to grant an application for a certificate of acceptance, the territorial authority must give the applicant written notice of—
“(a) the refusal; and
“(b) the reasons for the refusal.”
Section 103(1)(c) is amended by inserting “or other persons”
after “licensed building practitioners”
.
The following section is inserted after section 104:
“104A Territorial authority must issue statement in relation to compliance schedule
A territorial authority that receives a copy under section 104 of a compliance schedule must, within 5 working days after receiving the compliance schedule, provide the owner of the building for which the compliance schedule was issued with the statement in relation to the compliance schedule described in section 105(e).”
Section 108(5) is amended by inserting the following paragraph before paragraph (a):
“(aa) fails to supply to the territorial authority the building warrant of fitness in accordance with subsection (1); or”.
Section 110(a) is amended by inserting “or other person”
after “licensed building practitioner”
.
Section 113(1) is amended by omitting “50 years or less”
and substituting “less than 50 years”
.
(1) The heading to section 120 is amended by omitting “Access symbol”
and substituting “Symbols of access”
.
(2) Section 120 is amended by omitting “access symbol”
and substituting “symbols of access”
.
The following heading and section are inserted after the subpart 7 heading:
“Dams to which provisions of this subpart apply
“133A Dams to which subpart 7 provisions apply
“(1) Sections 157 to 159 apply to all dams.
“(2) The other provisions in this subpart apply only to large dams.”
Section 146 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:
“(2) The owner must also review the dam safety assurance programme—
“(a) if, at any time,—
“(i) building work that requires a building consent is carried out on the dam; and
“(ii) the building work results, or could result, in a change to the potential impact of the dam on persons, property, or the environment; or
“(b) when requested by the regional authority to do so, if the dam is an earthquake-prone dam or a flood-prone dam.”
The following section is inserted after section 150:
“150A Annual dam compliance certificate requirements not to apply to accredited dam owner
Section 150 does not apply to an accredited dam owner.”
(1) Section 153 is amended by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b) is likely to fail—
“(i) in the ordinary course of events; or
“(ii) in a moderate earthquake (as defined in the regulations); or
“(iii) in a moderate flood (as defined in the regulations).”
(2) Section 153(c) is repealed.
The following section is inserted after section 153:
“153A Meaning of earthquake-prone dam and flood-prone dam
“(1) A dam is an earthquake-prone dam for the purposes of this Act if the dam—
“(a) is a high potential impact dam or a medium potential impact dam; and
“(b) is likely to fail in an earthquake threshold event (as defined in the regulations).
“(2) A dam is a flood-prone dam for the purposes of this Act if the dam—
“(a) is a high potential impact dam or a medium potential impact dam; and
“(b) is likely to fail in a flood threshold event (as defined in the regulations).”
(1) The heading to section 161 is amended by adding “, earthquake-prone dams, and flood-prone dams”
.
(2) Section 161(1) is amended by omitting “within its district”
and substituting “, earthquake-prone dams, and flood-prone dams within its region”
.
Section 165(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (f) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(f) if it relates to building work, it may direct that the site be made safe immediately and that all or any building work cease immediately (except any building work necessary to make the site safe) until the responsible authority is satisfied that the person carrying out the work is able and willing to resume operations in compliance with this Act and the regulations.”
(1) Section 166(1) is amended by omitting “that is not a territorial authority or a regional authority”
.
(2) Section 166(2) is amended by inserting “or a regional authority”
after “that is not a territorial authority”
.
(1) Section 177(c) is amended by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ii):
“(iia) grant or refuse an exemption from building consent requirements under paragraph (k) of Schedule 1; or”.
(2) Section 177(f) is amended by omitting “under subpart 5 of Part 2”
.
The heading above section 191 is amended by omitting “or regional authorities”
.
(1) Section 198(1) is amended by omitting “An authority”
and substituting “A building consent authority”
.
(2) Section 198(3) is amended—
(a) by omitting “an authority”
and substituting “a building consent authority”
; and
(b) by omitting “the person”
and substituting “the authority”
.
(1) Section 208(1)(b)(i) is amended by omitting “or, as the case may be, a regional authority”
.
(2) Section 208(2)(c) is amended by omitting “or, as the case may be, the regional authority”
.
Section 216(2)(b) is amended by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (iv):
“(iva) memoranda provided by licensed building practitioners under section 45(2) or 88(1)(a):”.
The heading to subpart 3 of Part 3 is amended by adding “or regional authority”
.
The following heading and section are inserted after section 249:
“Audit fees
“249A Fees for audits
A building consent accreditation body may charge an accredited building consent authority the prescribed fee (if any) for an audit conducted under section 249(a) by the building consent accreditation body on the building consent authority.”
Section 250 is amended by inserting “and on payment by the person of the prescribed fee (if any),”
after “section 253,”
.
(1) Section 253(c) is amended by omitting “(if any); and”
and substituting “(if any).”
(2) Section 253(d) is repealed.
The following heading and section are inserted after section 257:
“Audit fees
“257A Fees for audits
A dam owner accreditation body may charge an accredited dam owner the prescribed fee (if any) for an audit conducted under section 257(a) by the dam owner accreditation body on the accredited dam owner.”
(1) Section 258(1) is amended by inserting “and on payment by the person of the prescribed fee (if any),”
after “subsection (3),”
.
(2) Section 258(3)(c) is amended by omitting “(if any); and”
and substituting “(if any).”
(3) Section 258(3)(d) is repealed.
The following heading and section are inserted after section 262:
“Audit fees
“262A Fees for audits
A product certification accreditation body may charge an accredited product certification body the prescribed fee (if any) for an audit conducted under section 262(1)(a) by the product certification accreditation body on the accredited product certification body.”
Section 263 is amended by inserting “and on payment by the person or body of the prescribed fee (if any),”
after “section 265,”
.
(1) Section 265(c) is amended by omitting “(if any); and”
and substituting “(if any).”
(2) Section 265(d) is repealed.
Section 266 is repealed and the following section substituted:
“266 Suspension or revocation of accreditation
“(1) A product certification accreditation body or the chief executive may, at any time, suspend or revoke the accreditation under section 263 of a product certification body, if the product certification accreditation body or chief executive—
“(a) is satisfied that the product certification body no longer meets the prescribed criteria and standards for accreditation; and
“(b) has first given the product certification body concerned a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
“(2) A product certification accreditation body that, or chief executive who, suspends the accreditation of a product certification body must—
“(a) give the product certification body a reasonable period to meet the criteria and standards prescribed for accreditation; and
“(b) lift the suspension if it or he or she is satisfied that the product certification body meets those standards and criteria within that period.
“(3) A product certification accreditation body or the chief executive may revoke the accreditation of a product certification body at the expiry of the period given in subsection (2), if the product certification body has not met the criteria and standards prescribed for accreditation within that period.
“(4) Despite subsections (1) and (3), the product certification accreditation body or the chief executive must not suspend or revoke the accreditation of a product certification body if—
“(a) the prescribed criteria and standards for accreditation are amended; and
“(b) the product certification body no longer meets those criteria and standards solely as a result of the amendments.
“(5) The limit in subsection (4) applies only during the period of 3 months after the date on which the amendments come into force.”
(1) The heading to section 267 is amended by inserting “, suspension, lifting of suspension,”
after “grant”
.
(2) Section 267(1) is amended by inserting “, suspends, lifts the suspension of,”
after “grants”
.
(3) Section 267(2)(b) is amended by inserting “, suspension, lifting of suspension,”
after “grant”
.
Section 271 is repealed and the following section substituted:
“271 Suspension or revocation of product certificate
“(1) A product certification body that performed the certification of a building method or product, or the chief executive, may, at any time, suspend or revoke that product certificate if the product certification body or chief executive has first given the proprietor of the building method or product a reasonable opportunity to be heard, and the product certification body or chief executive is satisfied that—
“(a) the certificate has been obtained by fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of facts; or
“(b) the building method or product no longer meets the prescribed criteria and standards for certification (whether this becomes apparent as a result of an annual review of a product certificate under section 270 or otherwise); or
“(c) any certification, or similar authorisation issued or granted in respect of that building method or product, has been revoked or cancelled for any reason; or
“(d) the building code no longer applies to the building method or product because of an amendment to the code.
“(2) A product certification body that, or chief executive who, suspends a product certificate must—
“(a) give the proprietor of the building method or product a reasonable period to rectify the matter that led to the suspension of the product certificate; and
“(b) lift the suspension if it or he or she is satisfied that the product certification body has rectified the matter within that period.
“(3) A product certification body or the chief executive may revoke the product certificate at the expiry of the period given in subsection (2) if, within that period, the proprietor of the building method or product has not rectified the matter that led to the suspension of the product certificate.
“(4) Despite subsections (1) and (3), the product certification body or the chief executive must not suspend or revoke a product certificate if—
“(a) the prescribed criteria and standards for certification are amended; and
“(b) the building method or product to which the certificate relates no longer meets those criteria and standards solely as a result of the amendments.
“(5) The limit in subsection (4) applies only during the period of 3 months after the date on which the amendments come into force.”
(1) The heading to section 272 is amended by inserting “, suspension, lifting of suspension,”
after “issue”
.
(2) Section 272(1) is amended by inserting “, suspends, lifts the suspension of,”
after “issues”
.
(3) Section 272(2)(b) is amended by inserting “, suspension, lifting of suspension,”
after “issue”
.
(1) Paragraph (a) of the definition of applicable minimum standards for licensing in section 282 is amended by omitting “class of licence”
and substituting “licensing class”
.
(2) The definition of building inspection work in section 282 is amended by omitting paragraph (e) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(e) inspection, maintenance, or reporting procedures stated in a compliance schedule”.
The following heading and section are inserted after section 282:
“Purposes of licensing
“282A Purposes of licensing building practitioners
The purposes of licensing building practitioners under this Act are—
“(a) to assess and record building practitioners as having certain skills and knowledge relevant to building work; and
“(b) to license building practitioners so that, in regard to restricted building work, licensed building practitioners can carry it out or supervise it.”
Section 285 and the heading above that section are repealed and the following heading and section substituted:
“Licensing classes
“285 Licensing classes may be designated by regulations
The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, designate a licensing class or classes for carrying out or supervising particular types of—
“(a) building work:
“(b) building inspection work.”
(1) The heading to section 286 is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “be licensed”
.
(2) Section 286(b) is amended by omitting “holding a licence”
and substituting “being licensed”
.
(1) The heading to section 287 is amended by omitting “for licence”
and substituting “to become licensed”
.
(2) Section 287 is amended by omitting “for a licence”
and substituting “to become licensed”
.
(1) Section 288(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(a) license the applicant; and”.
(2) Section 288(1)(b) is amended by omitting “of the issue of that licence”
and substituting “that he or she has been licensed”
.
(1) The heading to section 289 is amended by omitting “issue of licence”
and substituting “being licensed”
.
(2) Section 289(a) is amended by omitting “the issue of a licence sent to that person”
and substituting “being licensed sent to the licensed building practitioner”
.
Section 290 is repealed and the following section substituted:
“290 Term of being licensed
Licensing continues in force until it is cancelled or suspended under this subpart.”
(1) Section 291(2) is amended by omitting “hold a licence of”
and substituting “were licensed in”
.
(2) Sections 291(3) and (4) are repealed and the following subsections substituted:
“(3) A person who is treated as being licensed in a particular class or classes under subsection (2) may not apply under this Act to be licensed in another class that is substantially equivalent to the class of licensing in which he or she is treated as being licensed.
“(4) The licensing provisions of this subpart do not apply to a person who is treated under this section and the rules as if he or she were licensed (for example, he or she need not apply to become licensed or pay any fees under this subpart).”
(1) The heading to section 292 is amended by omitting “to be licensed”
.
(2) Section 292(3) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
Section 293 is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
The heading above section 294 is repealed and the following heading substituted: “Licensing cancellation and suspension”
.
(1) The heading to section 294 is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
(2) Section 294 is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
(1) Section 295 is amended by omitting the heading and substituting the following heading: “Mandatory licensing suspension”
.
(2) Section 295 is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
(1) Section 296 is amended by omitting the heading and substituting the following heading: “Voluntary licensing suspension”
.
(2) Section 296 is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
(1) Section 297 is amended by omitting the heading and substituting the following heading: “Effect of licensing suspension”
.
(2) Section 297 is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
Section 298(1) is amended by omitting “rules”
and substituting “regulations”
.
Section 299(a)(i) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
Section 300(3) is amended by omitting “practical”
and substituting “necessary or practical or appropriate”
.
(1) Section 301(1)(l) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
(2) Section 301(1)(l)(i) is amended by omitting “of licence held by the person”
and substituting “in which the person is licensed”
.
(3) Section 301(2)(a) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “person’s licensing”
.
Section 302(1) is amended by omitting “applicant for a licence”
and substituting “person applying to become licensed”
.
(1) Section 303(3) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
(2) Section 303(4)(a) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
(3) Section 303(5)(a) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
Section 311(b) is amended by omitting “licences”
and substituting “persons’ licensing”
.
Section 313(2)(c) is amended by omitting “authorised”
and substituting “licensed”
.
Section 314(3)(a) is amended by omitting “the issue of a licence”
and substituting “being licensed”
.
Section 316(2)(a) is amended by omitting “holds a licence”
and substituting “is licensed”
.
(1) Section 317(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (c) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(c) a licensed building practitioner has carried out or supervised restricted building work or building inspection work of a type that he or she is not licensed to carry out or supervise; or”.
(2) Section 317(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (d):
“(da) a licensed building practitioner has failed, without good reason, in respect of a building consent that relates to restricted building work that he or she is to carry out or supervise, or has carried out or supervised, (as the case may be),—
“(i) to provide a memorandum, in accordance with section 45(2)(b), about any plans and specifications required to accompany the building consent application; or
“(ii) to provide the persons specified in section 88(2) with a memorandum, on completion of the restricted building work, in accordance with section 88(1); or
“(db) a licensed building practitioner has held himself or herself out as being licensed to carry out or supervise building work or building inspection work of a type that, at that time, he or she was not licensed to carry out or supervise; or”.
(3) Section 317(1)(e) is amended by omitting “obtaining a licence (either for himself or herself or for any other person)”
and substituting “becoming licensed himself or herself, or for the purpose of any other person becoming licensed”
.
(1) Section 318(1)(a)(i) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
(2) Section 318(1)(b) is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
(3) Section 318(1)(c) is amended by omitting “class of licence that he or she holds”
and substituting “person’s licensing class or classes”
.
Section 319 is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
(1) Section 330(1)(b) is amended by omitting “licence”
and substituting “licensing”
.
(2) Section 330 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:
“(2) A person may appeal to a District Court against any decision of the Board—
“(a) made by it on an appeal brought under subsection (1); or
“(b) to take any action referred to in section 318.”
Section 348(1)(b) is amended by omitting “class of licence”
and substituting “licensing class”
.
(1) Section 353(1) is amended by omitting “class of licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing class”
.
(2) Section 353(2) is amended by omitting “a licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “licensing”
.
Section 381(1)(a) is amended by omitting “section 165”
and substituting “section 168”
.
(1) Section 402(1)(d) is amended by omitting “licence”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “evidence of being licensed”
.
(2) Section 402(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (n):
“(na) designating a licensing class or classes for carrying out or supervising particular types of—
“(i) building work; or
“(ii) building inspection work:”.
(3) Section 402(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (q):
“(qa) defining earthquake threshold event for the purposes of section 153A:
“(qb) defining flood threshold event for the purposes of section 153A:”.
(4) Section 402(1) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (t):
“(ta) prescribing the fees payable for an audit under section 249(a), 257(a), or 262(1)(a), or the rate at which, or method by which, those fees are to be calculated:”.
(5) Section 402(1) is amended by repealing paragraph (w) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(w) prescribing—
“(i) the matters in respect of which fees are payable under this Act, and the amount of those fees; or
“(ii) the rate at which, or method by which, fees are to be calculated for the purposes of this Act:”.
(1) The heading to section 405 is amended by inserting “, certain Orders in Council,”
after “regulations”
.
(2) Section 405(1) is amended by omitting “regulations or compliance document (instruments) made or issued under this Act”
and substituting “instrument”
.
(3) Section 405 is amended by adding the following subsection:
“(4) In this section and in sections 406 to 413, instrument means—
“(a) any regulations; and
“(b) any compliance document; and
“(c) any Order in Council made under section 41 or 285.”
Section 416(1)(g) is amended by omitting “2009”
and substituting “2010”
.
Section 438 is amended by omitting “2009”
in each place where it appears and substituting in each case “2010”
.
(1) Schedule 1 is amended by repealing paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(a) any lawful repair and maintenance using comparable materials, or replacement with a comparable component or assembly in the same position, of any component or assembly incorporated or associated with a building, including all lawful repair and maintenance of that nature that is carried out in accordance with the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976, except—
“(i) complete or substantial replacement of a specified system; or
“(ii) complete or substantial replacement of any component or assembly contributing to the building’s structural behaviour or fire-safety properties; or
“(iii) repair or replacement (other than maintenance) of any component or assembly that has failed to satisfy the provisions of the building code for durability, for example, through a failure to comply with the external moisture requirements of the building code; or
“(iv) repair or replacement of any water storage heater connected to a solid-fuel heater or other supplementary heat exchanger, except for the repair, or replacement with a comparable heater, of any open-vented water storage heater using the same pipework:
“(ab) the opening and reinstatement of any purpose-made access point within a drainage system that—
“(i) is not a NUO system or part of a NUO system; and
“(ii) is carried out in accordance with the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976:”.
(2) Schedule 1 is amended by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:
“(b) the construction of any motorway sign, stopbank, culvert for carrying water under or in association with a road, or other similar structure that is a simple structure and is owned or controlled by a network utility operator or other similar organisation:”.
(3) Paragraph (d) of Schedule 1 is amended by inserting “, in each case”
after “hoarding”
.
(4) Schedule 1 is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (d):
“(da) the construction of any dam that is not a large dam:”.
(1) For the purpose of determining the calculation of any relevant levy on building work, the principal Act must be read as if at all material times it contained the definition of estimated value in section 7 of the Act, as amended by section 6 of this Act.
(2) In this section, relevant levy means a levy—
(a) imposed under section 53 of the principal Act; and
(b) calculated in accordance with section 53(2)(a) of the principal Act; and
(c) prescribed in the Building Levy Order 2005; and
(d) paid to the chief executive by the applicant for a building consent.
A territorial authority that issues a project information memorandum need not comply with section 35(1)(i) of the principal Act in respect of that project information memorandum, as inserted by this Act, unless 6 months have elapsed since the commencement of this Act.
(1) This section applies to a code compliance certificate application—
(a) made under section 92 of the principal Act or to which section 436 of the principal Act applies; and
(b) in respect of which a building consent authority has not made a decision under section 93 of the principal Act before the commencement of this Act.
(2) A building consent authority that refuses to issue a code compliance certificate in respect of an application to which this section applies need not comply with section 95A of the principal Act, as inserted by this Act, in respect of that refusal unless 3 months have elapsed since the commencement of this Act.
(1) This section applies to an application for a certificate of acceptance—
(a) made under section 97 of the principal Act or to which section 437 of the principal Act applies; and
(b) in respect of which a territorial authority has not granted or refused a certificate of acceptance before the commencement of this Act.
(2) A territorial authority that refuses to issue a certificate of acceptance in respect of an application to which this section applies need not comply with section 99A of the principal Act, as inserted by this Act, in respect of that refusal unless 3 months have elapsed since the commencement of this Act.
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 18 July 2007 | Introduction (Bill 128–1) |
| 7 August 2007 | First reading and referral to Social Services Committee |
| 30 October 2007 | Reported from Social Services Committee (Bill 128–2) |
| 13 November 2007 | Second reading |
| 11 March 2008 | Reported from the committee of the whole House |
| 13 March 2008 | Third reading |
| 14 March 2008 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Department of Building and Housing.