Section 5 — Building Act 2004: Overview

5 Overview (1) This Act replaces the Building Act 1991. (2) In this Act,— (a) this Part deals with preliminary matters, including— (i) the purpose of this Act: (ii) interpretation: (iii) the application of this Act to the Crown: (b) Part 2 and Schedules 1 and 2 deal with matters relating to the building code and building control, including— (i) the requirements relating to building work (for example, the requirement for a building consent): (ii) the requirements relating to the use of buildings (for example, the requirement for a compliance schedule or the provisions relating to access to buildings by persons with disabilities): (iii) provisions for certain categories of buildings (including dangerous, earthquake-prone, or insanitary buildings): (iv) provisions for the safety of dams: (c) Part 3 — (i) sets out the main functions, duties, and powers of the chief executive, territorial authorities, building consent authorities, and regional authorities under this Act: (ii) empowers the chief executive to register building consent authorities that have been accredited to allow them to perform functions under Parts 2 and 3 : (iii) provides for the appointment of a building consent accreditation body and the accreditation of building consent authorities: (iv) provides for the appointment of a dam owner accreditation body and the accreditation of dam owners: (v) provides for the appointment of a product certification accreditation body and the accreditation of product certification bodies: (vi) sets out a process for the certification of building methods or products: (d) Part 4 and Schedule 3 deal with matters relating to the licensing and disciplining of building practitioners, the establishment of the Building Practitioners Board, and the making of rules relating to licensed building practitioners: (e) Part 5 and Schedule 4 deal with miscellaneous matters that underpin the substantive provisions of this Act, including— (i) offences and criminal proceedings: (ii) implied terms of contracts that provide for building work to be carried out in relation to household units: (iii) regulation-making powers: (iv) amendments to other enactments and the repeal of the Building Act 1991: (v) transitional provisions. (3) This section is intended only as a guide to the general scheme and effect of this Act. Subsection (2)(c)(ii) was amended, as from 14 April 2005, by section 16(2)(a) Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31) by omitting the words “ and regional authorities ” .