212Council to administer building provisions in its municipal district

212 Council to administer building provisions in its municipal district (1) Except where otherwise expressly provided in this Act or the building regulations, a council is responsible for the administration and enforcement of Parts 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 and the building regulations in its municipal district. S. 212(1A) inserted by No. 21/2017 s. 83. (1A) Subsection (1) is not limited if a private building surveyor is appointed to carry out any functions specified in section 76 or 77 in relation to a building or building work in the municipal district of that council. S. 212(1B) inserted by No. 47/2017 s. 12. (1B) A council is not responsible for enforcing an indictable offence against this Act. (2) Nothing in this section limits a council's powers to act outside its municipal district. S. 213 repealed by No. 76/1997 s. 23, new s. 213 inserted by No. 36/2008 s. 12, amended by No. 21/2017 s. 84.