Building Regulation 2021
sec.46Who can sign particular certificates of inspection
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sec.46 Who can sign particular certificates of inspection
This section applies for assessable building work for a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure. Only the building certifier for the assessable building work, or another building certifier, may sign a certificate of inspection for the following stages— after excavation of foundation material and before the concrete for the footings, or slab, for the building or structure is poured; if the building or structure is to have footings—after the placement of formwork and reinforcement for the footings but before the concrete for the footings is poured; if the building or structure is to have a slab—after the placement of formwork and reinforcement for the slab but before the concrete for the slab is poured; the final stage of the work. However, nothing in subsection (2) restricts a competent person (inspection) who is not a building certifier from giving inspection help for an aspect of a stage mentioned in subsection (2) . s 46 amd 2022 SL No. 57 s 3 (sec.46-ssec.1) This section applies for assessable building work for a single detached class 1a building or a class 10 building or structure. (sec.46-ssec.2) Only the building certifier for the assessable building work, or another building certifier, may sign a certificate of inspection for the following stages— after excavation of foundation material and before the concrete for the footings, or slab, for the building or structure is poured; if the building or structure is to have footings—after the placement of formwork and reinforcement for the footings but before the concrete for the footings is poured; if the building or structure is to have a slab—after the placement of formwork and reinforcement for the slab but before the concrete for the slab is poured; the final stage of the work. (sec.46-ssec.3) However, nothing in subsection (2) restricts a competent person (inspection) who is not a building certifier from giving inspection help for an aspect of a stage mentioned in subsection (2) .
- (a) after excavation of foundation material and before the concrete for the footings, or slab, for the building or structure is poured;
- (b) if the building or structure is to have footings—after the placement of formwork and reinforcement for the footings but before the concrete for the footings is poured;
- (c) if the building or structure is to have a slab—after the placement of formwork and reinforcement for the slab but before the concrete for the slab is poured;
- (d) the final stage of the work.