Local Government (Multi-Storey Buildings) Act, 1988
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Certificate or declaration in relation to multistorey building. |
3.—(1) A person on whom a notice is served under section 2 (2) of this Act by a local authority shall submit to the local authority— | |
(a) a certificate signed by a competent person certifying that the building is, or is not, a specified building, or | ||
(b) a statutory declaration made by that person that he is not an owner of the building. | ||
(2) Every certificate submitted to a local authority pursuant to subsection (1) of this section which relates to a specified building shall certify that in the opinion of the competent person— | ||
(a) the building is, subject to the procedures and tolerances of normal building practice, constructed in accordance with the appropriate codes of practice and standards which shall include, where applicable, the codes of practice and standards specified in the First Schedule to this Act; or | ||
(b) the occupiers of, and persons who have recourse to, or are in the vicinity of, such building will not be exposed to risks related to the robustness of the building which would be unduly in excess of those normally present in a building constructed, subject to the procedures and tolerances of normal building practice, in accordance with the appropriate codes of practice and standards which shall include, where applicable, the codes and standards specified in the First Schedule to this Act; or | ||
(c) all reasonable actions as set out in the certificate (which shall include, where appropriate, the actions specified in the Third Schedule to this Act) have been taken to minimise as far as is practicable the risk of accidental damage to the building. |