(1)  A permit authority is to refuse an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) if the permit plumbing work specified in the application is not likely to comply with this Act.

(2)  If a permit authority refuses an application under this Subdivision, the permit authority is to notify the applicant, in writing, of –

(a) the refusal to grant the application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work); and

(b) the reasons for the refusal; and

(c) the right of appeal under this Act in respect of the refusal.