Building Control Act, 1990 (Fees) Regulations, 1992.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Building Control Act, 1990 (Fees) Regulations, 1992.
2 Commencement.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1992.
3 Interpretation.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, any reference to a Schedule or article which is not otherwise identified is a reference to a Schedule or article of these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to sub-article or paragraph which is not otherwise identified is a reference to the sub-article or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs.
(3) In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires—
"the Act" means the Building Control Act, 1990 ;
"appeal" means an appeal under section 7 (1) (a) or 7 (1) (b) of the Act;
"application for a dispensation or a relaxation" means an application under section 4 of the Act for a dispensation from, or a relaxation of, a requirement of Building Regulations;
"application for a fire safety certificate" means an application under Part III of the Building Control Regulations for a fire safety certificate;
"the Board" means An Bord PleanÃ¡la;
"building control authority" means a building control authority as defined in section 2 of the Act;
"Building Control Regulations" means the Building Control Regulations, 1991;
"Building Regulations" means the Building Regulations, 1991;
"fire safety certificate" means a certificate under section 6 (2) (a) (ii) of the Act;
"register" means a register pursuant to article 19 of the Building Control Regulations.
4 Requirement to pay fees.
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paragraphs: (1) A fee shall be paid to a building control authority by an applicant in respect of an application for—
( a ) a dispensation or a relaxation, or
( b ) a fire safety certificate.
(2) A fee shall be paid to the Board by a person making an appeal against a decision of a building control authority in relation to an application for—
( a ) a dispensation or a relaxation, or
( b ) a fire safety certificate.
(3) A fee shall be paid to a building control authority for a copy of—
( a ) an entry in a register,
( b ) a fire safety certificate, or
( c ) the grant under section 4 of the Act of a dispensation from, or a relaxation of, a requirement of Building Regulations.
5 Exemptions.
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paragraphs: Where an application for a dispensation or a relaxation, or an application for a fire safety certificate, relates in whole or in part to a building which in the opinion of the building control authority will be constructed by or on behalf of a voluntary organisation, and which in the opinion of the building control authority—
( a ) is intended to be used for social, recreational, educational or religious purposes by inhabitants of a locality generally or by people of a particular group or religious denomination and is not to be used mainly for profit or gain, or
( b ) is intended to be used as a hostel, work-shop or other accommodation for disabled, poor or homeless persons and is not to be used mainly for profit or gain,
a fee shall not be payable in respect of any such application.
6 Standard fee.
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paragraphs: (1) The amount of fee payable in respect of an application—
( a ) for a dispensation or a relaxation, or
( b ) a fire safety certificate,