16Protection work to be performed in certain circumstances

16 Protection work to be performed in certain circumstances

For the purposes of section 76 of the Act, if work being performed under the Act –

(a) involves, or causes, an excavation or void; and

(b) the Director of Building Control determines that the excavation or void is a danger to the public –

a guard must be provided, as part of the protection work to be performed under the Act in respect of the work, to ensure that members of the public do not gain unauthorised access to the excavation or void.