Section 241 — Building Act 2004: Regional authority must gain accreditation and be registered

241 Regional authority must gain accreditation and be registered (1) A regional authority must, for the purpose of ensuring that it performs the function of a building consent authority in relation to dams,— (a) apply for, and gain, accreditation under this Part; and (b) apply to be, and be registered as, a building consent authority under this Part; and (c) maintain that accreditation and registration at all times. (2) Subsection (1) — (a) is subject to the regional authority's power under section 244 to transfer any of its functions under this Act to another regional authority; and (b) does not apply to any function it transfers to another regional authority. Subsection (2) was inserted, as from 14 April 2005, by section 18 Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).