Clause 55

The Chief Building Surveyor may on receipt of an application in relation to any particular building or structure, or part of a building or structure, and provided he is satisfied that such waiver or modification as hereinafter mentioned will not render the building or structure unsafe, modify or waive, upon and subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, any of the requirements of any regulations relating to the construction of buildings.

Any such application shall be made in writing to the Chief Building Surveyor by or on behalf of the owner of the particular building or structure or of the particular part of such building or structure to which such application relates and shall state the nature and extent of and reasons for the proposed modification or waiver of such requirements and shall be accompanied by such plans, sections, elevations and particulars as may be prescribed.

If it appears to the Chief Building Surveyor on receipt of any such application that the rights or interests of the owner of any premises adjoining the premises in respect of which application is made would be affected by the modification or waiver desired by the applicant the Chief Building Surveyor shall serve upon the owner of such adjoining premises notice of the application at least seven days before the date on which the application is to be considered stating therein the date of such consideration and informing him of his right to make representations to the Chief Building Surveyor thereon as hereinafter provided.

Any owner of adjoining premises on whom notice of the application has been served as aforesaid may before the date stated in the said notice as that on which the application is to be considered make representations in writing to the Chief Building Surveyor with respect to the application and the Chief Building Surveyor shall have regard to any such representation at the same time as the application is considered.

The applicant or any owner of adjoining premises dissatisfied with the decision of the Chief Building Surveyor to grant or refuse any application to modify or waive any requirement of any of the regulations relating to buildings or structures in reinforced concrete and structural steel (other than a refusal to modify or waive the requirements of any regulation relating to the stability of a building or structure) or dissatisfied with any condition attached by the Chief Building Surveyor to any such modification or waiver may appeal to the Minister.