Clause 26

by deleting the words “an inspection of a building under section 28” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “a structural inspection”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) A competent person must not be appointed by an owner of a building the façade of which is required to be inspected, for the purpose of carrying out a façade inspection if the competent person has any professional or financial interest in the building or its façade.”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “structural engineer” in subsection (2), the words “or competent person”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) A competent person has a professional or financial interest in the façade of a building if the competent person is or has been responsible for the design or construction of the façade of the building.”;

by deleting the words “the inspection of a building under section 28” in subsection (4)(a) and substituting the words “any structural inspection or façade inspection”;

by deleting the words “any inspection under section 28” in subsection (4)(b) and substituting the words “any structural inspection or façade inspection”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “structural engineers” in the section heading, the words “and competent persons”.