BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 23
BUILDING REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 23
23 . Application to extend time during which permit has effect (s. 32)
(1) In this
regulation —
expiry day , in relation to a permit, means the
day on which the permit ceases to have effect.
(2) An application to
extend the time during which a permit has effect —
(a) must
be made to the relevant permit authority in a manner and form approved by the
Building Commissioner; and
(b) must
set out —
(i)
the reference number of the permit; and
(ii)
the grounds for requesting the extension; and
(iii)
the period for which the extension is sought.
(3) A permit authority
may, by written notice, refuse to accept an application made after the expiry
day for the permit if —
(a) the
permit authority is satisfied that the delay in making the application was
unreasonable in the circumstances; or
(b) the
application is made more than 12 months after the expiry date for the
permit.
(4) If an application
is made before the expiry day for a permit and has not been determined by the
expiry day, the permit continues to have effect on and from expiry
day —
(a)
until the permit authority extends, or refuses to extend the time during which
the permit has effect; or
(b)
until the applicant withdraws the application or gives notice of completion in
relation to the permit,
except for any period
when the permit does not have effect under section 35.
(5) If an application
made after the expiry date for a permit is accepted by the permit authority,
the permit is to be taken to have had effect on and from the day immediately
following the expiry day —
(a)
until the permit authority extends, or refuses to extend, the time during
which the permit has effect; or
(b)
until the applicant withdraws the application or gives notice of completion in
relation to the permit,
except for any period
when the permit does not have effect under section 35.