Stamp Duties Act, 1968 (Act 77 of 1968)
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Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998)Chapter II : Registration of Home Builders12. Home Building Manual |
| 1) | The Council shall, for the purposes of this Act, publish a Home Building Manual containing- |
| a) | the NHBRC Technical Requirements; and |
| b) | guidelines prescribed by the Council to comply with the NHBRC Technical Requirements, |
with which registered home builders shall comply.
| 2) | The Home Building Manual may require plans and associated documents to be approved by competent persons, and different requirements may be determined in respect of different categories of homes or different types of building techniques or materials. |
| 3) | The Council shall give home builders reasonable notice of any amendment or substitution of the Home Building Manual. |
| 4) | The Council shall submit the Home Building Manual and any amendment thereof to the Council of the South African Bureau of Standards contemplated in section 6 of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No. 29 of 1993), to consider possible conflict with and integration into the regulations made under the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977 (Act No. 103 of 1977). |
| 5) | Nothing in this Act shall exempt any person from any provision of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, 1977. |
