The Building Control (Amendment) Bill

Nando Bodha va présenter en première lecture le Building Control (Amendment) Bill lors de la séance parlementaire du 2 Avril 2019.

1. The main object of this Bill is to provide, in case a notice sent by registered post by a local authority on the owner or occupier of a dangerous building returns undelivered and personal service of the notice could not be effected on the owner or occupier by an officer of the local authority, for substituted service to be effected on the owner or occupier by –
   (a) affixing a notice at the owner’s or occupier’s last known residence or business address;
   (b) affixing a copy of the notice at the dangerous building; and
   (c) publication of the notice in 2 newspapers, subject to the publication of the notice in the second newspaper is effected not later than 15 days after the publication of the notice in the first newspaper.

2. The Bill, in addition, provides that in case the owner or occupier of the dangerous building still remains untraceable following substituted service, the local authority shall, notwithstanding any other enactment, cause the building to be pulled down, removed, secured or repaired, at the expense of the local authority.

3. The same procedure for substituted service shall apply where a notice served on the owner of a ruinous building returns undelivered.

4. Consequently, the Local Government Act is being amended to allow for substituted service where a compliance notice, an enforcement notice or a pulling down notice returns undelivered and personal service could not be effected by an officer of the local authority.

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