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Building Act 2004
56Application other than by land owner for cancellation of
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56 Application other than by land owner for cancellation of
stop notice
(1) This section applies if a stop notice has been given in relation to
building work on a parcel of land, regardless of who gave the notice.
(2) A person other than the owner of the parcel of land may apply in
writing to the construction occupations registrar for cancellation of
the stop notice, giving reasons why the notice should be cancelled.
(3) On receiving an application, the construction occupations registrar
must—
(a) give the owner of the parcel of land a copy of the application;
and
(b) tell the owner in writing that the owner may, within 2 weeks
after the day the owner is given the copy of the application—
(i) make written comments on the merits of the application; or
(ii) tell the registrar in writing that the owner does not object
to cancellation of the stop notice.