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65A: Effect of Building Act 2004 on bylaws

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"Rules for local authorities making building bylaws under the Building Act 2004"

If you are a local authority, you cannot make bylaws that require buildings to meet extra or stricter standards than those set out in the Building Act 2004 or the building code. You need to understand what the terms "building", "building code", and "performance criteria" mean, and these terms are defined in the Building Act 2004. When you are making bylaws, you must follow the rules set out in the Building Act 2004 to ensure you are not being too strict or adding extra standards.

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Part 2Powers and duties of local authorities
Bylaws

65AEffect of Building Act 2004 on bylaws

  1. A local authority may not make any bylaw under this Act that purports to have the effect of requiring any building to achieve performance criteria additional to or more restrictive than those specified in the Building Act 2004 or the building code.

  2. For the purposes of this section, the terms building, building code, and performance criteria have the meanings ascribed to them by the Building Act 2004.

Notes
  • Section 65A: inserted, on , by section 92(1) of the Building Act 1991 (1991 No 150).
  • Section 65A heading: amended, on , by section 414 of the Building Act 2004 (2004 No 72).
  • Section 65A(1): amended, on , by section 414 of the Building Act 2004 (2004 No 72).
  • Section 65A(2): amended, on , by section 414 of the Building Act 2004 (2004 No 72).