Clause 8

by deleting the words “specialist builder” wherever they appear in subsections (1)(c), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9) and (10) and substituting in each case the words “licensed specialist builder”;

by deleting paragraph (g) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(fa)at all times before the completion of the building works the builder is undertaking, hold a licence under Part VA authorising the builder to carry out those building works; (g)no later than the 14th day after the appointment or termination of any licensed specialist builder (including the builder undertaking the building works) in respect of any specialist building works comprised in those building works, notify the Commissioner of Building Control of that appointment or termination, as the case may be; and”;

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of subsection (2), the following paragraph:“(aa)no later than the 7th day after the completion of the specialist building works —

certify that the specialist building works have been carried out in accordance with paragraph (a); and

submit the certificate in respect of the matters in sub‑paragraph (i) to the Commissioner of Building Control;”;

by deleting the words “Any builder or specialist builder who contravenes subsection (1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)” in subsection (6) and substituting the words “A builder who contravenes subsection (1)(a), or a licensed specialist builder who contravenes subsection (2)(a) or (3)”;

by deleting the words “subsection (2)(c)” in subsection (9)(b) and substituting the words “subsection (2)(aa) or (c)”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (10), the following subsection:“(11) To avoid doubt —

a builder undertaking any building works is responsible for complying with subsection (1)(a); and

a licensed specialist builder undertaking any specialist building works is responsible for complying with subsection (2)(a),despite the builder or licensed specialist builder (as the case may be) entering into a contract or an arrangement with a sub‑contractor to execute the whole or any part of those building works or specialist building works, as the case may be.”.