Content Page: Model Building By Laws

  • Consideration By Local Authority Of Applications

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    (1) Upon receipt of an application in terms of section 60, and subject to any condition imposed or instruction issued in terms of subsection(2) of section 64, the local authority may- a) refuse to authorize the departure sought, which refusal shall be final; or b) subject to any conditions or prohibition imposed by the Minister…

  • Applications In Respect Of A Particular Building, Site Or A Housing Projections

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    (1) A person seeking authority to depart from any provision of these by-laws in respect of a particular building, site or housing project shall submit a written application, together with the prescribed fee, to the local authority. (2) When submitting an application in terms of subsection(1), the applicant shall- a) specify- i) the provisions of…

  • Variations Committee

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    Any reference in these by-laws to a variations committee shall be constructed as a reference to variations committee, appointed by the Minister, which complies with and acts in accordance with the provisions set out in the Schedule.

  • Authorization of Departures

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    A departure from the provisions of these by-laws may be authorized only in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

  • Costs Of Conducting Tests And Investigations

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    (1) The local authority shall bear the cost of testing any material or thing in accordance with section 50: Provided that, if the test reveals that the material or thing does not comply with these by-laws or the plans approved by the local authority, the local authority may recover the cost of conducting the test…

  • Rectification Of Non Compliance With By-Laws

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    (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, if any person fails to comply with any provision of these by-laws, the local authority may serve written notice upon such person- a) setting out the respect in which such non-compliance has occurred or is occurring; and b) directing the recipient of the notice to take such…

  • Full-Scale Load Tests

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    (1) Instead of serving a notice in terms of section54, the local authority may, in the circumstances set out in that section, by written notice- a) order the builder to carry out a full scale load-test of the building work specified in the notice; and b) specify the time within such test shall be carried…

  • Cutting Into, Laying Open, Demolishing And Investing Work

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    (1) If the local authority, after a full and proper investigation, has reasonable grounds to believe that- a) any building or sewerage work has been undertaken otherwise than in accordance with approved plans; and b) the failure to comply with the plans might result in the building or any part thereof being unstable or in…

  • Attendance At Construction Of Principal Structural Members

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    (1) The local authority may, by written notice, direct a builder to advise the local authority, not less than twenty-four hours in advance, of the time when he proposes to commence construction of any structural member or other part of the building specified in the notice, the correct construction of which member or part is…

  • Sampling

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    Sampling shall be conducted in accordance with the appropriate standard or code of practice or, if there is no such standard or code of practice, in accordance with the requirements of the local authority