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Building Act 1975
sec.277Orders relating to building certifiers
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### sec.277 Orders relating to building certifiers
This section applies if the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal makes an order under section 211(5) or 212(5) for a building certifier.
In making the order, the tribunal may disregard any previous finding of professional misconduct against the building certifier made by an accrediting body before the commencing day.
However, if the building certifier has, before the commencing day, been prosecuted under section 256 for an offence against this Act and found guilty, the tribunal may take the offence into account when making the order.
s 277 ins 2002 No. 77 s 191 (amd 2003 No. 30 s 169 sch 1 )
amd 2005 No. 14 s 2 sch
(sec.277-ssec.1) This section applies if the Commercial and Consumer Tribunal makes an order under section 211(5) or 212(5) for a building certifier.
(sec.277-ssec.2) In making the order, the tribunal may disregard any previous finding of professional misconduct against the building certifier made by an accrediting body before the commencing day.
(sec.277-ssec.3) However, if the building certifier has, before the commencing day, been prosecuted under section 256 for an offence against this Act and found guilty, the tribunal may take the offence into account when making the order.