Building Act 2011

In this section —

A building order may require a person to whom the order is directed to do any one or more of the following within the specified time —

to stop all or specified building or demolition work that is being done in suspected contravention of a provision of this Act;

to demolish, dismantle or remove a building or incidental structure that has been, or is being, built or occupied in suspected contravention of a provision of this Act;

to do specified building or demolition work, or alter a building or incidental structure in a specified way, so as to prevent or stop a suspected contravention of this Act;

to cause a building or incidental structure to be evacuated, or remain unoccupied, so as to prevent or stop a suspected contravention of this Act;

to take or not take specified action so as to prevent or stop a suspected contravention of this Act;

to finish the outward facing side of a close wall in a way specified under section 88(3);

if a building or incidental structure is reasonably believed to be in a dangerous state or unfit for human occupation —

to conduct a survey of the building or incidental structure;

to cause the building or incidental structure to be evacuated or remain unoccupied;

to stop all or specified building or demolition work that is causing or contributing to the state or condition of the building or incidental structure;

to shore up, fence or otherwise secure the building or incidental structure in a specified way for the protection of persons, of other property or of the environment;

to renovate or repair the building or incidental structure to a specified standard or in a specified way so as to prevent or stop the building or incidental structure from being a danger to persons, to other property or to the environment or to render it fit for human occupation;

to demolish, dismantle or remove the building or incidental structure;

to take specified action that is reasonably incidental to doing a thing mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (g).

A building order —

that is to have effect for a limited period only must set out that period; and

must set out the right of review under section 122; and

must require a person to whom the order is directed to notify the permit authority in a specified manner when the person has done what the building order requires the person to do; and

must contain each other thing that is prescribed to be in the order.