Local Government (Multi-Storey Buildings) Act, 1988
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Compliance with notice under section 2 . |
9.—(1) Where notice under section 2 of this Act is served by a local authority on more than one person in respect of a particular building it shall be sufficient compliance with that section for any of those persons, being an owner, to submit a certificate in respect of the entire building. | |
(2) It shall be a sufficient defence to a prosecution for failure to comply with a notice under any provision of this Act for the defendant to show that— | ||
(a) he is unable to comply with the notice without the cooperation of other owners of the building or it would be unreasonable to require him to do so, and | ||
(b) he has sought and failed to obtain such cooperation. |