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Local Government Act 1974

Buildings - Apartment buildings and residential institutions

636: Apartment buildings and residential institutions to be licensed

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"Big buildings like apartments and rest homes must have a special licence"

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There was a law that said apartment buildings and residential institutions had to be licensed. This law was part of the Local Government Act 1974. You can find this law in section 636, but it is no longer in effect because it was repealed on 1 July 1992 by the Building Act 1991.

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Part 37Buildings
Apartment buildings and residential institutions

636Apartment buildings and residential institutions to be licensed (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 636: repealed, on , by section 92(1) of the Building Act 1991 (1991 No 150).