Notes to Table 1.3.1.4.:
3.2.5.1. General (1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), a person who carries out design activities but is not required under Sentence 3.2.4.1.(1) to be registered with the director must have the following qualifications: (a) he or she shall successfully complete the examination program administered or authorized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing relating to his or her knowledge of the Act and this Code in the category of qualification set out in Column 3 of Table 3.5.2.1. that corresponds to the type of buildings described in Column 4 of Table 3.5.2.1. for which the person carries out design activities, (b) he or she shall file the information set out in Sentence 3.2.5.3.(1) with the director in a form established by the director, and (c) he or she shall include the following information on any document respecting design activities that the person has reviewed and taken responsibility for and that is submitted to a chief building official or registered code agency in the circumstances set out in subsection 15.11 (5) of the Act: (i) the person’s name and any identifying number issued to the person issued by the director in respect of the qualifications described in Clause (a), (ii) a statement that the person has reviewed and taken responsibility for the design activities, and (iii) the person’s signature. (2) A person is exempt from the requirement to comply with the qualifications in Sentence (1) if his or her design activities relate only to, (a) design activities in respect of which a person described in Clause 3.2.4.7.(1)(d) or who has the qualifications required under Sentence (1) will review and take responsibility, (b) construction of, (i) a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse or row house owned by the person and containing not more than two dwelling units in each house, or (ii) an ancillary building that serves a building described in Subclause (i), (c) construction of a farm building that, (i) is of low human occupancy, (ii) is 2 storeys or less in building height, and (iii) has a building area of less than 600 m2 , (d) a sewage system to be constructed by that person and, (i) the person is registered under Article 3.3.3.2., or (ii) the sewage system is owned by the person, (e) construction of tents described in Sentence 3.14.1.2.(2) in Division B, (f) construction of signs, (g) construction of site services including, (i) surface drainage, and (ii) plumbing located underground either outside a building or under a building, (h) construction of pre-engineered elements of a building provided that the design of the elements is carried out by a person competent in the specific discipline appropriate to the circumstances, (i) construction of appliances, equipment and similar incidental components of a building, (j) construction of an ancillary building, (i) that serves a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse or row house if the house contains not more than two dwelling units, and (ii) that does not exceed 50 m2 building area, or (k) construction of a building for which a permit under section 8 of the Act is applied for or issued before January 1, 2006 and for which construction commences within six months after the permit is issued.