205OEffect of Authority acting as municipal building surveyor

205O Effect of Authority acting as municipal building surveyor (1) In carrying out a function of a municipal building surveyor under Division 1 or section 205N, the Authority has the same powers that the municipal building surveyor would have to carry out the function. (2) A determination of the Authority in carrying out a function of a municipal building surveyor under Division 1 or section 205N must be given effect to as if it were the determination of a municipal building surveyor. (3) If, in carrying out any function of a municipal building surveyor, the Authority carries out any work or takes any action under Part 8, the Authority may— (a) recover the costs of carrying out the work or taking the action from the owner in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Authority; and (b) apply any amount or part of any amount for which a bond or undertaking is deposited with the Authority under a condition imposed on a permit under section 22 towards the costs of carrying out the work or taking the action. S. 205P inserted by No. 34/2013 s. 4.