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Building (General) Regulation 2008
17Requirements for plans for alteration and erection of
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17 Requirements for plans for alteration and erection of
buildings—Act, s 27 (1) (a)
(1) This section applies to plans that relate to the erection or alteration of
a building.
(2) The plans must contain sufficient information about the proposed
finished dimensions, arrangement, locations and inherent
characteristic of materials making up every element of the proposed
building work to allow—
(a) a certifier to work out if a building erected or altered in
accordance with the plan would contravene the Act; and
(b) a competent builder to carry out the building work in accordance
with the plans and the Act; and
(c) a certifier to work out if the building work, if carried out,
complies with the plan and the Act; and
(d) a certifier to work out if the building work is exempt from all or
part of the Act.
Examples—building work that complies with Act