67Required report for occupancy permit

67 Required report for occupancy permit

(1)  For the purposes of section 219 of the Act, a report is required from the Chief Officer as part of an application for an occupancy permit if –

(a) the application for an occupancy permit relates to work performed on the building to which the application relates; and

(b) a report from the Chief Officer was required as part of the application process for approval under the Act to perform the work.

(2)  For the purposes of section 219 of the Act, a report is required from an environmental health officer as part of an application for an occupancy permit if –

(a) the application for an occupancy permit relates to work performed on the building to which the application relates; and

(b) a report from the environmental health officer was required as part of the application process for approval under the Act to perform the work.

(3)  If a required report is needed as part of an application for an occupancy permit, the applicant for the occupancy permit is to –

(a) make a written request for the report to the relevant reporting authority; and

(b) attach to the written request a copy of the application for the occupancy permit.

(4)  A reporting authority is to provide a report to the relevant building surveyor within the specified period after receiving a request under subregulation (3) .

(5)  A required report by the Chief Officer under this regulation is to include a statement –

(a) [Regulation 67 Subregulation (5) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 104, Applied:27 Dec 2017] as to the operation suitability of the fire safety requirements installed in the building to which the report relates; and

(b) whether or not an evacuation plan for the building has been approved in principle under the ; and