(1) The general scheme and effect of the transitional provisions is as follows:
(a) on 30 November 2004,—
(i) the Authority is dissolved; and
(ii) the regulation-making powers in the Act, and its transitional provisions relating to the dissolution of the Authority, come into force; and
(iii) the provisions setting out the functions of the chief executive under the Act come into force; and
(iv) the obligation of territorial authorities to adopt a policy on dangerous, earthquake-prone, and insanitary buildings comes into force; and
(v) the licensing regime for building practitioners comes into force; and
(vi) the obligation of the chief executive to review the building code comes into force; and
(b) between 30 November 2004 and 31 March 2005, the chief executive must perform the functions and duties, and exercise the powers, of the Authority under the Building Act 1991; and
(c) on 31 March 2005,—
(i) the rest of this Act (except some provisions) comes into force; and
(ii) the Building Act 1991 is repealed; and
(iii) the building control provisions of the Act (for example, the provisions relating to building consents, code compliance certificates, and compliance schedules) come into force; and
(d) between 30 November 2004 and 31 May 2006, persons who held an approval as a building certifier under the former Act may apply to be registered as a building consent authority under section 191; and
(e) between 30 November 2004 and 31 May 2006, territorial authorities and regional authorities must apply to be registered under section 191; and
(f) on and after the date specified in section 450(3)(b)(ii), only building consent authorities that are registered under section 191 may perform functions relating to building control; and
(g) on 30 November 2010,—
(i) the requirement that restricted building work must be carried out or supervised by a licensed building practitioner comes into force; and
(ii) the transitional period ends.
(2) This section is a guide only to the general scheme and effect of these provisions.
Section 416(1)(f): amended, on 29 August 2007, by section 5(3) of the Building (Consent Authorities) Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 34).
Section 416(1)(f): amended, on 14 April 2005, by section 3(8) of the Building Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 31).
Section 416(1)(g): amended, on 15 March 2008, by section 89 of the Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4).