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(1) No person shall occupy or use a building or part thereof or permit the building or part thereof to be occupied or used or construct any structure on a sub-devided lot without a Certificate of Conformity.

(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence under Section 8 K of the Law.

Public building Certificate

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(1)

An owner or occupier of a public building or part thereof havingan occupant load of more than two hundred persons shall apply for and obtain, in addition to a certificate of conformity for the occupation of the building or part thereof,a public building certificate from the Authority. The owner or occupier shall not occupy or use the building or part thereof or permit the building or part thereof to be occupied or used without a public building certificate authorising such occupation.

(2)

A public building certificate shall be valid for not more than five years as may be specified therein but may be renewed on a request made by the owner or occupier. Such request shall be made 2 months prior to the expiry of such permit.

(3)

An application for the issue or renewal by the Authority of a public building certificate having an occupant load of more than two hundred persons, shall be made in a prescribed form and shall be accompanied by -

(a) i. a certificate from the Director of Buildings confirming that the building is structurally sound
        to hold an occupancy load of more than two hundred persons.
     ii. The fees prescribed for such issue or renewal to be paid direct to the Department of  
         Buildings.

(b) the fees prescribed for such issue or renewal;

(c) three copies of the plan of every floor of the building or part thereof which is drawn to a scale
     not smaller than 1:200 and signed by the owner of the building or part thereof or his agent and
     which shows the following particulars in distinct colours:-

i the intended use and occupant load of the building or part thereof

ii the approved means of fire escape and the approved fire escape routes of the Building or part
   thereof and any requirement pertaining thereto as laid down in the Code of Fire Precautions for
   building or by fire Chief.

iii the position and type of every fire extinguishing equipment installed in the building or part 
    thereof in accordance with the Code of Fire Precautions for Buildings or fire Chief.

iv the position and size of every window and other opening in every external wall for lighting, 
    natural ventilation, air-conditioning system and other means of ventilation, if any; and

v the position of every lift, escalator, fire protection system, portable fire extinguishers and 
   other service equipment

certificate as the Authority may require from one or more qualified persons certifying that they have examined the building or part thereof and every system and equipment referred to in sub-paragraph (c) and the Building or part thereof and the system and equipment are in good working condition and in conformity with the Act and any regulations made thereunder and these Regulations and the Code of Fire Precautions for Buildings; and

(e) the name, qualifications and such other relevant particulars as the Authority may require of 
     the person designated to act as a safety officer for the building or part thereof under 
     regulations 29.

(4)

In an application for the renewal of a public building certificate under paragraph (3), the floor plan referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of the paragraph need not be submitted again if no change to the particulars shown on the plan has taken place since the date of its last submission to the Authority under the sub-paragraph.

(5)

Where an application for the issue or renewal of a public building certificate is made under paragraph (3), the Authority may refuse to issue or renew the public building certificate or may issue or renew the public building certificate on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.

(6)

The Authority may revoke any public building certificate that has been issued or renewed under this regulation when there is -

(a) a breach of any of the terms or conditions of the certificate;

(b) failure to comply with the provisions of regulation 29;

(c) any misrepresentation of a material fact in the application for such public building certificate  
     or accompanying plans or documents upon the basis of which the certificate was issued ; or

(d) knowledge that the fire hazards within the building or part thereof, for which the public 
     building certificate was issued, have increased without adequate fire safety measures being  
     taken to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief.