Building (Pools) Amendment Act 2016

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Building (Pools) Amendment Act 2016

Public Act
 
2016 No 71
Date of assent
 
28 October 2016
Commencement
 
see section 2

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
3Principal Act
Part 1
Amendments to Building Act 2004
4Section 5 amended (Overview)
5Section 7 amended (Interpretation)
6Section 8 amended (Building: what it means and includes)
7Section 11 amended (Role of chief executive)
8Section 12 amended (Role of building consent authority and territorial authority)
9New section 67A inserted (Territorial authority may grant waivers or modifications in relation to means of restricting access to residential pools)
67ATerritorial authority may grant waivers or modifications in relation to means of restricting access to residential pools
10New subpart 7A of Part 2 inserted
Subpart 7A—Special provisions for residential pools
162APurpose
162BApplication of subpart
162CResidential pools must have means of restricting access
162DPeriodic inspections of residential pools
162EManufacturers and retailers must supply notice
11Section 163 amended (Definitions for this subpart)
12Section 165 amended (Form and content of notice to fix)
13Section 168 amended (Offence not to comply with notice to fix)
14Section 188 amended (Determination by chief executive)
15Section 222 amended (Inspections by territorial authority)
16Section 402 amended (Regulations: general)
17New sections 450A and 450B inserted
450ATransitional and savings provision for residential pools
450BSavings provision for existing residential pools
18Schedule 1 amended
Part 2
Final and miscellaneous provisions
19Repeal of Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987
20Consequential amendments to other enactments
Schedule
Consequential amendments
Legislative history
Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: