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Grant of a building permit
Cap. 131, s. 18 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A permit shall be granted in the case of a permit for the construction of a building, if the Director or the Technical Director, in the case of a Building Unit is satisfied that the operations involved will be conducted in accordance with the building regulations, and that nothing in any plan, specification or other information submitted with the application shows that the building, when constructed, will fail to conform to the building regulations.
(2) In the event of the Director or the Technical Director, in the case of a Building Unit refusing a permit, the Director or the Technical Director, in the case of a Building Unit shall list the regulations which would be contravened by the proposed building and the list shall not be treated as being exhaustive and no such refusal shall be construed as implying any approval of any part of the proposed building.
(2A) The Director or the Technical Director, in the case of a Building Unit shall forward to the Authority or Building Unit for consideration at its next meeting the application for a permit and his reasons for refusing the grant of a building permit.
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(3) The Authority or Building Unit shall consider the application and reasons given for refusal and approve or reject the application for a building permit.
(4) In the case of a permit for demolition, a permit shall be granted, if the Authority or Building Unit is satisfied that the operations involved will be conducted in accordance with due diligence and in accordance with the building regulations.
(5) Approval of drawings conveys no title to land or waiver to any term in a lease or licence.
Amended by: 39 of 2017; 39 of 2017; 39 of 2017; 39 of 2017
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