263AExtension of duration of permit of substantial compliance

### 263A Extension of duration of permit of substantial compliance > [*\[Section 263A Inserted by No. 39 of 2018, s. 43, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS43@EN) > > > (1)  A person may apply, to the permit authority that issued a permit of substantial compliance, for an extension of the period for which that permit is in effect. > > > (2)  An application, for an extension of the period for which a permit of substantial compliance is in effect, must be made at least 5 business days before the permit of substantial compliance expires, unless the Director of Building Control has determined that special circumstances exist. > > > (3)  An application, for an extension of the period for which a permit of substantial compliance is in effect, is to – > > > > > > (a) be in an approved form; and > > > > > > > (b) include such information as is determined by the Director of Building Control; and > > > > > > > (c) be accompanied by such documentation as is required by the Director of Building Control and the permit authority. > > > (4)  Before making a decision in respect of an application under [subsection (1)](#GS263A@Gs1@EN) in relation to a permit of substantial compliance – > > > > > > (a) the permit authority is to request the relevant building surveyor to provide, within a specified period, advice regarding the work being performed under the permit; and > > > > > > > (b) the building surveyor must comply with the request within that period. > > > (5)  The permit authority that receives an application under [subsection (1)](#GS263A@Gs1@EN) in relation to a permit of substantial compliance may – > > > > > > (a) extend the period for which the permit of substantial compliance is in effect; or > > > > > > > (b) refuse to extend the period for which the permit of substantial compliance is in effect; or > > > > > > > (c) ask the applicant for further information and, after considering the further information, extend or refuse to extend the period for which the permit of substantial compliance is in effect.