Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019
sec.87Failure of local government to give certificate
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sec.87 Failure of local government to give certificate
This section applies if— the responsible person for the work asks the local government to inspect the work under section 63 and an inspector does not inspect the work as required under section 64 (2) ; or there is a dispute between the responsible person and the local government about whether the local government should have given the person an inspection certificate for work under section 83 or a final inspection certificate for work under section 84 . The local government is taken to have decided to refuse to give the inspection certificate or final inspection for the work to the responsible person. If, under subsection (2) , the local government is taken to have decided to refuse to give an inspection certificate or final inspection certificate, the responsible person is entitled to be given an information notice about the decision. For an appeal against the decision, see the Planning Act 2016 , schedule 1 , section 1 , table 3, item 5. (sec.87-ssec.1) This section applies if— the responsible person for the work asks the local government to inspect the work under section 63 and an inspector does not inspect the work as required under section 64 (2) ; or there is a dispute between the responsible person and the local government about whether the local government should have given the person an inspection certificate for work under section 83 or a final inspection certificate for work under section 84 . (sec.87-ssec.2) The local government is taken to have decided to refuse to give the inspection certificate or final inspection for the work to the responsible person. (sec.87-ssec.3) If, under subsection (2) , the local government is taken to have decided to refuse to give an inspection certificate or final inspection certificate, the responsible person is entitled to be given an information notice about the decision. For an appeal against the decision, see the Planning Act 2016 , schedule 1 , section 1 , table 3, item 5.
- (a) the responsible person for the work asks the local government to inspect the work under section 63 and an inspector does not inspect the work as required under section 64 (2) ; or
- (b) there is a dispute between the responsible person and the local government about whether the local government should have given the person an inspection certificate for work under section 83 or a final inspection certificate for work under section 84 .