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Building (General) Regulation 2008
35ACertificates of occupancy—fitness for occupation and
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35A Certificates of occupancy—fitness for occupation and
use—Act, s 69 (4) (a)
For the Act, section 69 (4) (a) the following are prescribed:
(a) for plumbing, sewerage and drainage work carried out in, or in
relation to, building work—
(i) for work that must be inspected under the Water and
Sewerage Act 2000—that the work has been inspected and
passed in accordance with that Act; or
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(ii) for all other work—a certificate under the Water and
Sewerage Act 2000 that the plumbing, sewerage and
drainage work complies with that Act; and
(b) for electrical wiring work carried out in, or in relation to,
building work—
(i) for work that must be inspected under the Electricity Safety
Act 1971—that the work has been inspected and passed in
accordance with that Act; or
(ii) for all other work—a certificate under the Electricity Safety
Act 1971 that the electrical wiring work complies with that
Act; and
(c) for gas fitting work carried out in, or in relation to, building
work—
(i) for work that must be inspected under the Gas Safety
Act 2000—that the work has been inspected and passed in
accordance with that Act; or
(ii) for all other work—a certificate under the Gas Safety
Act 2000 that the gas fitting work complies with that Act.
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