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Regulation 12

of Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations 2018

Regulation 12

Extension of permit

Subregulation 1

An owner who is granted final approval of a permit under regulation 11(1) may, at any time before the expiry of the permit, apply to the Commissioner of Building Control for an extension of the permit.

Subregulation 2

An application for the extension of a permit must be in such form and manner as the Commissioner of Building Control may require and be accompanied by —

(a)

a fee of $200 for each temporary building;

(b)

where applicable, a copy of the written permission issued by the competent authority under the Planning Act in respect of the temporary building; (c)where the owner of the temporary building is not the owner of the premises on which the temporary building will be erected, written consent of the owner of the premises for the application to be made; (d)where the application, if granted, will result in the temporary building being used for a period exceeding 36 months, a professional engineer’s certificate that the structure is structurally safe for occupation; and

(e)

such other documents, particulars and information, as the Commissioner of Building Control may require.

Subregulation 3

Where an application to extend a permit is made under paragraph (2), the Commissioner of Building Control may —

(a)

subject to paragraph (4), extend the permit subject to such conditions and for such period as the Commissioner of Building Control thinks fit; or

(b)

refuse the application.

Subregulation 4

Where the application to extend a permit relates to a temporary building under paragraph (b) of the definition of “temporary building” in the Act, the Commissioner of Building Control must not extend the permit for the temporary building such that the aggregate period of the permit and all extensions of the permit exceeds 72 months.