Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
sec.67Allowing covered work declaration to be given if inspection delayed
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sec.67 Allowing covered work declaration to be given if inspection delayed
This section applies if— the responsible person has asked the local government to inspect the work under section 63 (1) ; and an inspector has not started to inspect the work within the period mentioned in section 64 (2) (a) or (b) ; and the responsible person covers plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the work before an inspector has inspected the work. Despite section 64 , the local government may, instead of inspecting the work under that section, allow the responsible person to give the local government a covered work declaration for the work. (sec.67-ssec.1) This section applies if— the responsible person has asked the local government to inspect the work under section 63 (1) ; and an inspector has not started to inspect the work within the period mentioned in section 64 (2) (a) or (b) ; and the responsible person covers plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the work before an inspector has inspected the work. (sec.67-ssec.2) Despite section 64 , the local government may, instead of inspecting the work under that section, allow the responsible person to give the local government a covered work declaration for the work.
- (a) the responsible person has asked the local government to inspect the work under section 63 (1) ; and
- (b) an inspector has not started to inspect the work within the period mentioned in section 64 (2) (a) or (b) ; and
- (c) the responsible person covers plumbing or drainage resulting from, or affected by, the work before an inspector has inspected the work.