(1)  A permit authority is to grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) within the prescribed period if the permit authority is satisfied that the work specified in the application –

(a) is permit plumbing work; and

(b) is likely to comply with this Act and the National Construction Code.

(2)  A permit authority may grant an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) subject to any conditions the permit authority thinks appropriate.

(3)  If a permit authority grants an application for a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work), the permit authority is to –

(a) issue the applicant with a certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) in an approved form that specifies that the certificate has been issued in respect of permit plumbing work; and

(b) if the owner of the premises where the work specified in the application is to be performed is not the applicant for the certificate, provide the owner with a copy of the certificate of likely compliance (permit plumbing work) so issued.