Clause 5

Section 20 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(3) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioner of Building Control under subsection (1) or (2) may, within 28 days of being notified of the decision, appeal to the Minister against the decision.(4) Where an appeal is made to the Minister under subsection (3), the Minister may confirm, vary or reverse the decision of the Commissioner of Building Control, or give such directions in the matter as he thinks fit, and the decision of the Minister shall be final.(5) Every pecuniary penalty or part thereof outstanding shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Building and Construction Authority.(6) On acceptance by the Commissioner of Building Control of the pecuniary penalty imposed under this section, the unauthorised building works in respect of which the penalty is paid shall be deemed to have been carried out in accordance with section 5(1).”.