Building services work
Schedule 1 Building services work
Regulation 4
Part 1 Prescribed work
1. Building work or demolition work that is –
work carried out on, or as part of, the construction, erecting or re-erecting, installation, replacement, repair, underpinning, alteration, addition, maintenance, demolition or removal of any premises, building or temporary structure; or
excavating or filling incidental to an activity referred to in paragraph (a); or
the management, carrying out, certification or entering of a contract for any of the types of work in paragraph (a) or (b).
2. Design work that is –
architectural analysis, design and documentation of any premises, building or temporary structure; or
engineering analysis, design and documentation of any premises, building or temporary structure, or of building components and structural systems, including research, analysing criteria, and finding and analysing solutions; or
design of the building services of any premises, building or temporary structure, or of building components or systems, including matters related to the design of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, acoustics, energy management and fire protection components or systems; or
assessment and certification of architectural or engineering designs of proposed building work, hydraulic or plumbing work, or demolition work, including reviews by specialists, experts, and third parties, of designs or performance solutions; or
the management, carrying out, certification or entering of a contract for any of the types of work in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d).
3. Assessment or certification work that is –
assessment and certification of architectural or engineering designs of proposed building work, or demolition work, including work performed for the purpose of obtaining statutory approvals, permits or authorisations to perform that building or demolition work; or
assessment and certification of designs of proposed plumbing work, plumbing installations or hydraulic work, or engineering hydraulic work, including for the purpose of obtaining statutory approvals, permits or authorisations to perform that plumbing work; or
inspection, assessment, testing, reporting, advising, authorisation or certification of building work, premises, buildings or temporary structures; or
inspection, assessment, testing, reporting, advising or certification of plumbing work, plumbing installations, building services-hydraulic work or engineering hydraulic work; or
the management, carrying out, certification or entering of a contract for any of the types of work in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d).
Part 2 Excluded work
1. Work that –
is low-risk work within the meaning of the Building Act 2016; and
is not required under that Act to be performed by a licensed builder, within the meaning of that Act.
2. Work that is performed by a person as part of an investigation of the conditions of a building or premises and performed for the purposes of the person providing a certificate referred to in section 321 of the Building Act 2016 in respect of the building or premises.
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