Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Control of Building Works
14. Register of accredited checkers, etc.
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The Commissioner of Building Control must keep and maintain the following registers:
Commissioner of Building Control
“Commissioner of Building Control”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means any Commissioner of Building Control appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision, as the case may be;
a register of accredited checkers registered under section 16;
a register of specialist accredited checkers registered under section 16; and
a register of accredited checking organisations registered under section 16,in which must be entered the names and prescribed particulars of the persons and organisations so registered.
The absence of the name of any person or organisation from the registers kept under subsection (1) is prima facie evidence that —
in the case of the register of accredited checkers, that the person is not so registered or that the person’s registration has been suspended or cancelled;
in the case of the register of specialist accredited checkers, that the person is not so registered or that the person’s registration has been suspended or cancelled; and
in the case of the register of accredited checking organisations, that the organisation is not so registered or that its registration has been suspended or cancelled.
The registers mentioned in subsection (1) must be kept and maintained at the office of the Commissioner of Building Control and must be available for inspection by any person without charge during office hours.