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Section 67: Power to refer questions arising under building byelaws to the Minister.

Public Health Act 1936 · 1936 c. 49View on legislation.gov.uk

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Part II: Sanitation and Buildings.

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If any question arises between a local authority and a person who has executed, or proposes to execute, any work—

as to the application to that work of any building byelaws; or
whether the plans of the work are in conformity with those byelaws; or
whether the work has been executed in accordance with the plans as passed by the authority,

the question may, on an application made jointly by him and the local authority, be referred to the Minister for determination and, the Minister's decision shall be final:

Provided that the Minister may at any stage of the proceedings on the reference and shall, if so directed by the High Court, state in the form of a special case for the opinion of the High Court any question of law arising in those proceedings.

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