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108 Contents and form of building notice
S. 108(1) substituted by No. 21/2017 s. 33.
(1) A building notice may require the owner of a building, land or place of public entertainment to show cause within a specified period—
(a) why entry to, or the use or occupation of the building, land or place should not be prohibited; or
(b) why the owner should not evacuate the building.
S. 108(1A) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 33.
(1A) A building notice may require the owner of a building, land or place of public entertainment to show cause within a specified period why the owner should not carry out building work, protection work or work required by the regulations in relation to the building, land or place.
S. 108(1B) inserted by No. 43/2024 s. 5.
(1B) If a municipal building surveyor or a private building surveyor is of the opinion that—
(a) a circumstance referred to in section 106(d) exists in relation to a building, land or place of public entertainment or building work that is being or is proposed to be carried out on the building, land or place; and
(b) certain action is necessary to remove or to wholly or partially reduce, or to contribute to removing or to wholly or partially reducing, the circumstance—
a building notice caused to be served by the relevant building surveyor under section 106 may require the owner of the building, land or place to show cause within a specified period why the owner should not take the action that is necessary and is specified in the notice.
(2) A building notice must be in writing and must contain any matters required by the regulations.