172Duration of plumbing permit

### 172 Duration of plumbing permit > > (1)  A plumbing permit expires on the first of the following: > > > > > > (a) if the permit specifies a period within which the permit plumbing work is to be commenced and no work has commenced within that period, on the expiry of that period; > > > > > > > (b) if no permit plumbing work has been commenced under the permit and the permit does not specify a period within which the work is to be commenced, on the first anniversary of the permit application being granted under [section 169](#GS169@EN) ; > > > > > > > (c) if the permit does not specify a period for which it is in effect and the period for which it is in effect is not extended under [section 173](#GS173@EN) , on the second anniversary of the permit application being granted under [section 169](#GS169@EN) ; > > > > > > > (d) if the permit specifies a period for which it is in effect and the period for which it is in effect is not extended under [section 173](#GS173@EN) , on the expiry of the period specified in the permit; > > > > > > > (e) if the period for which the permit is in effect is extended under [section 173](#GS173@EN) , on the expiry of the period so extended; > > > > > > > (f) on the issuing of a certificate of completion (permit plumbing work) in respect of the permit plumbing work to be performed under the permit. > > > (1A)  [*\[Section 172 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 28, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS28@EN) Despite [subsection (1)](#GS172@Gs1@EN) , if an application to extend the period for which a plumbing permit is in effect is made under [section 173](#GS173@EN) and has not been determined under [section 173(3)](#GS173@Gs3@EN) before the permit is to expire, the permit is to remain in effect until the application is so determined. > > > (2)  A plumbing permit is only valid while the permit is in effect.