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Building Act 1993
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91 Building owner to arrange insurance cover
(1) A relevant person who is required to carry out protection works
under this Part must, before commencing the works, enter into a
contract of insurance, in accordance with this section, with an
approved insurer (and renew and maintain that contract in
accordance with this section) against damage by the proposed
protection works to the adjoining property and against any liabilities
likely to be incurred to owners and occupiers of adjoining property
and members of the public.
(2) The contract of insurance must be to an amount agreed to by the
parties or, where the parties cannot agree, determined by the
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(3) The contract of insurance must be given to the owner of the
adjoining property before the commencement of the works and
must be renewed or extended as often as is necessary during the
carrying out of the works and for 12 months after the works are
finished.