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82 Access provisions of National Construction Code
(1) For the purposes of section 284(6)(b) of the Act, the circumstances specified in Schedule 4 are the circumstances prescribed for the purposes of that section.
(2) For the purposes of the Act, D3.4 of the National Construction Code applies to part of a building that is a Class 2 building if –
(a) the building is an existing two-storey building; and
(b) the ground floor of the building is only comprised of a Class 5 or Class 6 building; and
(c) the second floor of the building is comprised of two or more Class 2 buildings that –
(i) are sole-occupancy units; and
(ii) are not made available for short-term rental.