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Local Government Act 1974

Buildings - Preventing overcrowding

639: Removal of building illegally erected, etc

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"What happens if you build something without permission"

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If you build something without permission, it can be removed. A law used to say what happens when a building is put up illegally. This law was repealed, which means it is no longer in effect, from 1 July 1992, by the Building Act 1991.

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Part 37Buildings
Preventing overcrowding

639Removal of building illegally erected, etc (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 639: repealed, on , by section 92(1) of the Building Act 1991 (1991 No 150).