Building Act 2016
169Granting of application for plumbing permit
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169 Granting of application for plumbing permit
(1) A permit authority may grant an application for a plumbing permit under section 165 if the permit authority is satisfied that the proposed permit plumbing work will comply with this Act.
(2) A permit authority may grant an application for a plumbing permit under subsection (1) subject to any condition imposed in accordance with section 171 .
(3) If a permit authority grants an application for a plumbing permit under subsection (1), the permit authority is to issue a plumbing permit to each of the following persons:
(a) the applicant for the permit;
(b) the owner of the premises where the permit plumbing work is to be performed;
(c) each licensed plumber named on the permit, or his or her business entity;
(d) each person prescribed for the purposes of this section.
(4) If an application for a plumbing permit under section 165 is an application for a staged permit, the permit authority may specify, at the time of granting the application for the permit –
(a) that the permit is in effect for –
(i) such period, of more than 2 years, as may be specified in the permit; or
(ii) such period as may be specified in the permit for each stage of the permit; and
(b) that a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) is only required in respect of the completion of the last stage of the permit plumbing work.
(5) The granting of an application for a staged permit under subsection (1) does not entitle the applicant to be granted any other plumbing permit in respect of any other stage of the permit plumbing work.