Content Page: Model Building By Laws

  • Tests Carried Out By Other Persons

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    (1) Where a person other than the local authority is required or permitted to carry out or to cause to be carried out any test of any material or thing, such test shall be carried out by a person recognized by the local authority as being qualified, whether by experience or by training, to carry…

  • Testing Of Materials By Local Authority

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    (1) The local authority shall have the right to test or to have tested any material or thing used or to be used in the construction of any building or sewerage system under construction or to be constructed in order to determine whether such material or thing complies with the provisions of these by-laws. (2)…

  • Dilapidated And Unsightly Buildings And Defective Sewerage Systems

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    (1) No person shall allow any building constructed upon premises of which he is the owner or occupier to become- a) a danger to the health of persons occupying or using the building, or to health of the public; or b) the source of unpleasant fumes, smoke or odors; or c) unsightly or a disfigurement…

  • Dangerous Buildings

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    (1) Where a building or any part of a building, has become, or shows signs of becoming dangerous, the local authority may, by written notice served upon the owner or, if the owner cannot be found, the occupier of the building- a) direct him to take such action as may be specified in the notice,…

  • Loading Of Buildings

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    (1) Except for the full purpose of a full-scale load test, no person shall, either during construction or after completion thereof, subject a building, or any portion thereof, to a superimposed load greater than- a) 200 kilograms over any area of one square meter; or b) the load specified in the approved drawings of the…

  • Occupation And Use Of Buildings

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    (1) Save the written permission of the local authority, no person shall occupy or use a building which has been erected otherwise that in accordance with plans and drawings approved by the local authority. (2) Save with the written permission of the local authority, no person shall occupy or use a building for a purpose…

  • Occupation Of New Buildings

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    No person shall occupy a new building until- a) the owner has applied for a certificate of occupation and paid the prescribed fee; and b) the building has been inspected by the local authority and the local authority has issued the certificate approving the building as being ready and suitable for occupation:Provided that- i) subject…

  • Use Of New Sewerage Systems

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    No person shall use any new sewerage system until- a) the owner has applied for a certificate of approval and paid the prescribed fee; and b) the sewerage has been tested by, or in the presence of, a representative of the local authority in accordance with the provisions of Part VII of Chapter 9; and…

  • Appearance Of Proposed Buildings

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    (1) In considering plans submitted for approval in terms of Part I, the local authority shall have regard to- a) the location on the site of the proposed buildings; and b) the design and exterior decoration of a proposed building; and c) the general appearance which the building is likely to assume; and d) the…

  • Removal Of Exempted Structures

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    (1) The local authority may direct the owner or tenant of any site upon which there has been erected a structure falling within the terms of this Part to remove such structure from the site if at any time the structure becomes- a) a danger to the health or safety of persons using the site…