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BUILDING ACT 2016 (NO. 25 OF 2016) - SECT 226

Cancellation of occupancy permit
(1)  A building surveyor, permit authority or the Director of Building Control may cancel an occupancy permit in force in respect of a building if satisfied that –
(a) a person is using, or is intending to use, the building for a use –
(i) other than that stated in the occupancy permit; or
(ii) for which an occupancy permit is not in force in respect of the building; or
(b) a person occupying the building fails to comply, or is intending not to comply, with any condition of the occupancy permit; or
(c) building work has been, or is to be, carried out on the building other than in accordance with this Act; or
(d) the building is unsafe or unfit for occupation by, or is a danger or unhealthy to, persons; or
(e) any other prescribed condition, or prescribed circumstances, in respect of the building have not been met.
(2)  A permit authority may also cancel an occupancy permit in force in respect of a building if satisfied that a direction given under Part 15 in respect of the building has not been complied with.
(3)  In addition to any penalty imposed under this Part, an occupancy permit in force in respect of a building is automatically cancelled if a person is found guilty of an offence under this Part in respect of the occupancy permit.



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