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371A: Who may issue infringement notices
or “People allowed to give out tickets for breaking building rules”
You could also call this:

“This law explains who can give out tickets for building rule-breaking and how they get permission to do it.”

The chief executive can allow someone to give out infringement notices under section 372. A territorial authority can also let its officers give out these notices under the same section.

When the chief executive or territorial authority gives someone this power, they must give that person (called an enforcement officer) a warrant. This warrant clearly shows what the enforcement officer is allowed to do under this Act.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions
Other offences and criminal proceedings: Proceedings for infringement offences

371BAuthorisation to issue infringement notice

  1. The chief executive may authorise any person to issue infringement notices under section 372.

  2. A territorial authority may authorise any of its officers to issue infringement notices under section 372.

  3. The chief executive or territorial authority, as the case may be, must issue the person authorised (the enforcement officer) with a warrant that clearly states the functions and powers that the enforcement officer has been authorised to perform or exercise under this Act.

Notes
  • Section 371B: inserted, on , by section 62 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).