Building Control Act · s 55

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55.
Protection from liability
(1) No liability shall lie against the Government or any authorised officer by reason of the fact that any building works are carried out in accordance with this Act or that such building works or plans of the building works are subject to inspection or approval by the Authority or any authorised officer.

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(2) Nothing in this Act shall make it obligatory for the Authority to inspect any building or building works or the site of any proposed building to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act are complied with or whether any plans, certificates, notices or other documents submitted to the Authority are accurate.
(3) No matter or thing done by the Authority or any authorised officer shall, if it were done bona fide for the purpose of carrying out this Act, subject the Authority or any authorised officer personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.
(4) Where the Authority provides any information to any person in respect of any building or building works by electronic or other means, neither the Government, the Authority nor any authorised officer liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature or howsoever caused, including any defect or breakdown in the electronic equipment used for providing the information, if such error or omission is made in good faith and in the ordinary course of duties of the Authority or any authorised officer.

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s 55Protection from liability

(1)

No liability shall lie against the Government or any authorised officer by reason of the fact that any building works are carried out in accordance with this Act or that such building works or plans of the building works are subject to inspection or approval by the Authority or any authorised officer.

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(2)

Nothing in this Act shall make it obligatory for the Authority to inspect any building or building works or the site of any proposed building to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act are complied with or whether any plans, certificates, notices or other documents submitted to the Authority are accurate.

(3)

No matter or thing done by the Authority or any authorised officer shall, if it were done bona fide for the purpose of carrying out this Act, subject the Authority or any authorised officer personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.

(4)

Where the Authority provides any information to any person in respect of any building or building works by electronic or other means, neither the Government, the Authority nor any authorised officer liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature or howsoever caused, including any defect or breakdown in the electronic equipment used for providing the information, if such error or omission is made in good faith and in the ordinary course of duties of the Authority or any authorised officer.