Application for a permit to build or demolish

(1) Any person who proposes to construct or demolish a building described in subsection (1A) shall submit to the Authority an application for a permit to do so. (1A) A building referred to in sub-section (1) is a building that is a public building or a building that is outside of a municipal boundary. (1B) Any person who proposes to construct or demolish a building described in sub-section (1C) shall submit to the relevant Building Unit an application for a permit to do so. (1C) A building referred to in sub-section (1B) is a building that is within a municipal boundary. 18 (2) Every application for a permit to build shall be made in writing or electronically and shall be accompanied by such drawings, descriptions, calculations and specifications as the Building Unit or the Director may require on a prescribed form. (3) Subject to section 9(3)– (a) the Technical Manager of a Building Unit shall, within fourteen days, in the case of buildings of 5,000 square feet or less, respond to the applicant in writing either by issuing a permit or refusing the application; (b) the Technical Manager of a Building Unit shall, within thirty days, in the case of buildings of over 5,000 square feet, respond to the applicant in writing, either by issuing a permit or refusing the application; (c) the Director shall within fourteen days, in the case of buildings of 5,000 square feet or less, being constructed in areas outside of a municipal boundary, respond to the applicant in writing, either by issuing a permit or rejecting the application; (d) the Director shall within thirty days, in the case of buildings of over 5,000 square feet, being constructed in areas outside of a municipal boundary, respond to the applicant in writing, either by issuing a permit or refusing the application; (e) the Director shall within thirty days or such other period as may be specified in regulations made for that purpose, in the case of public buildings, respond to the applicant in writing, by either issuing a permit or refusing the 19 and where an application is refused, the response to the applicant shall indicate the reasons therefor. (3A) The period specified in regulations made under sub- section(3), shall not exceed forty-five days after receipt of the application, and the regulations may make provisions for shorter periods during which applications may be processed on payment of such higher fees and other administrative charges as may be specified in the regulations. (3B) Where the Director or a Building Unit is not able for any reason to process an application within the period of forty- five days or any shorter period referred to in sub-section (3A), the Director or the Building Unit shall inform the applicant in writing of such inability and specify– (a) the reason for the inability; and (b) the period within which the application shall be processed.