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2021-41 - Building Code Administration Act

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2021-41
under the
Building Code Administration Act
(O.C. 2021-131)
Filed May 6, 2021
1Section 2 of New Brunswick Regulation 2021-2 under the Building Code Administration Act is amended by adding the following definition in alphabetical order:
“accessory building” means a building located on the same lot as the main building to which it is accessory and which has a use that is naturally or customarily incidental or complementary to the main use of the land or building but does not include a building designed for public congregation.(bâtiment accessoire)
2Section 5 of the Regulation is repealed and the following is substituted: 
5The following are exempt from the application of the Act, this Regulation and the Code:
(a) an accessory building that is not intended for overnight accommodation;
(b) a building on a construction site that is intended to be used only during the course of construction on the site and that is not intended for overnight accommodation;
(c) a building with a total floor area that is not greater than 56.08 m2 that is intended for overnight accommodation; and
(d) a temporary building which is not intended to remain where it is erected or located for more than 28 days.
3Section 8 of the Regulation is amended by adding after subsection (1) the following: 
8(1.1)Despite subsection 3(1), a constructor may build a building in accordance with the National Building Code of Canada 2010, as issued by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada, and that code is adopted for the purposes of the definition “Code” in section 1 of the Act, if the constructor is issued a building permit on or before December 31, 2021, and the construction work
(a) is commenced within 12 months after the date the permit is issued, and
(b) is not discontinued or suspended for a period of 90 consecutive days or more.