(1) If a person wishes to alter or depart from plans approved by the local authority, he shall submit to the local authority a request for leave to alter or depart therefrom and receive approval prior to the commencement of the work.

(2) An application in terms of subsection (1) shall-

a) be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and

b) be submitted in duplicate on the form provided by the local authority for such applications; and

c) give a clear reference to the original plan; and

d) set out nature of the alteration or departure proposed.

(3) The local authority may-

a) approve the application and direct that appropriate changes and endorsements be made upon the two copies of the approved plans; or

b) require revised plans to be submitted, covering the proposed alterations or departures, and, once such plans have been prepared, to the satisfication of the local authority, approve the application; or

c) reject the application and require the plans to be re-prepared in accordance with these by-laws.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), and subject to the provisions of subsection (5), the local authority shall not insist upon a revised plan or a new plan in respect of alterations-

a) limited to the replacement of a door or a window; or

b) limited to a replacement of the finish of a floor, a ceiling or a wall with a finish of another type:

Provided that the strength and durability of the floor, ceiling or wall concerned will not be impaired by the omission or removal of the finish originally approved or by the application of the new finished

(5) If any person affects any alteration of the type mentioned in subsection (4)-

a) the local authority may thereafter satisfy itself that the work undertaken is sound and adequate for the purposes which it will have to serve before any further work may be undertaken; and

b) appropriate alterations to the approved plans shall be made and signed by or on behalf of the applicant, or a suitable revised plan shall be submitted, to the satisfaction of the local authority