15.11 (1) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a chief building official unless he or she has the qualifications set out in the building code for the position.  2002, c. 9, s. 27. Same (2) Subsection (1) also applies to every inspector who has the same powers and duties as a chief building official in relation to sewage systems or to plumbing, to the extent of those powers and duties.  2002, c. 9, s. 27. Qualifications for inspectors (3) A person is not eligible to be appointed as an inspector under this Act unless he or she has the qualifications set out in the building code for the position.  2002, c. 9, s. 27. Qualifications for registered code agencies (4) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a registered code agency under this Act unless the person has the qualifications and meets the requirements set out in the building code.  2002, c. 9, s. 27; 2006, c. 19, Sched. O, s. 1 (7). Qualifications for designers (5) A person is not eligible to engage in any of the following activities unless he, she or it has the qualifications and meets the requirements set out in the building code to be a designer: 1.  Prepare a design or give other information or opinion concerning whether a building or part of a building complies with the building code, if the design, information or opinion is to be submitted to a chief building official in connection with, i.  an application for a permit, ii.  a request for the authorization referred to in subsection 8 (12) or (13), or iii.  a report described in paragraph 2. 2.  If a general review of the construction of a building or part of a building is required by the building code, prepare a written report based on the general review.  2002, c. 9, s. 27; 2006, c. 19, Sched. O, s. 1 (7). Same (6) In subsection (5), “design” includes a plan, specification, sketch, drawing or graphic representation respecting the construction of a building.  2002, c. 9, s. 27. Persons conducting building condition evaluations (6.1) A person is not eligible to conduct a building condition evaluation under this Act unless the person has the qualifications and meets the requirements set out in the building code. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (1). Prohibition (7) No person shall represent, directly or indirectly, that he, she or it has the qualifications or meets the requirements established under this section if the person does not have those qualifications or does not meet those requirements.  2002, c. 9, s. 27; 2006, c. 19, Sched. O, s. 1 (7). Non application (8) Subsections (5) and (6.1) do not apply to a holder of any licence or certificate issued under the Architects Act or the Professional Engineers Act. 2014, c. 7, Sched. 3, s. 2;
2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (2). Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the heading before section 15.11 and section 15.11 of the Act are repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3)) Qualifications and Registration Chief building official 15.11 (1) No person shall exercise the powers or perform the duties of a chief building official unless he or she has the qualifications set out in the building code for the position and is registered in accordance with the building code. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Same (2) Subsection (1) also applies to every inspector who has the same powers and duties as a chief building official in relation to sewage systems or to plumbing, to the extent of those powers and duties. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Inspectors (3) No person shall exercise the powers or perform the duties of an inspector under this Act unless he or she has the qualifications set out in the building code for the position and is registered in accordance with the building code. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Registered code agencies (4) No person shall exercise the powers or perform the duties of a registered code agency under this Act unless the person has the qualifications set out in the building code for the position and is registered in accordance with the building code. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Designers (5) No person shall engage in any of the following activities unless the person has the qualifications set out in the building code to be a designer and is registered in accordance with the building code: 1.  Prepare a design or give other information or an opinion concerning whether a building or part of a building complies with the building code, if the design, information or opinion is to be submitted to a chief building official in connection with, i.  an application for a permit, ii.  a request for the authorization referred to in subsection 8 (12) or (13), or iii.  a report described in paragraph 2. 2.  If a general review of the construction of a building or part of a building is required by the building code, prepare a written report based on the general review. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Same (6) In subsection (5), “design” includes a plan, specification, sketch, drawing or graphic representation respecting the construction of a building. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Persons conducting building condition evaluations (7) No person shall conduct a building condition evaluation under this Act unless the person has the qualifications set out in the building code to conduct the evaluation and is registered in accordance with the building code. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Prohibition, false representation (8) No person shall represent, directly or indirectly, that the person has the qualifications or is registered as specified in this section if the person does not have those qualifications or is not registered as specified. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Non application (9) Subsections (5) and (7) do not apply to a holder of any licence or certificate issued under the
Architects Act or the Professional Engineers Act. 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 9, s. 27 - 01/09/2003 2006, c. 19, Sched. O, s. 1 (7) - 22/06/2006 2014, c. 7, Sched. 3, s. 2 - 24/07/2014 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (1, 2) - 14/12/2017; 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 16 (3) - not in force