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159Refusing application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)
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159 Refusing application for certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work)
(1) A permit authority is to refuse an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) if the permit plumbing work specified in the application is not likely to comply with this Act.
(2) If a permit authority refuses an application under this Subdivision, the permit authority is to notify the applicant, in writing, of –
(a) the refusal to grant the application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work); and
(b) the reasons for the refusal; and
(c) the right of appeal under this Act in respect of the refusal.