Structural Audit of Buildings, Provision in Laws
1) Model Bye-Laws of Co-Operative Hosing Society (Flat Type)
(Tenant Co-Partnership Housing Society) As Per 97th Constitutional Amendment Date September 2014
Section X: Incorporation, Duties and Powers of The Society, Page 28.
Clause 75 a: The Society shall cause to undertake the Structural Audit of the Building as Follows.
i) For Buildings aged between 15 to 30 years…… Once in 5 years.
ii) For Buildings aged more than 30 years………… Once in 3 years.
2) The Act No LIX of 1949: The Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act
Chapter XV: Building Regulations: Section (265A) Structural Stability Certificate.
1. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 265, every owner or occupier of a building in respect of which a period of thirty years, from the date of,
(i) issue of its completion certificate by the Corporation; or
(ii) issue of permission to occupy a building under section 263; or
(iii) its physical occupation of at least 50 per cent, of its built-up area, whichever is earlier, has expired, shall cause such building to be examined by a Structural Engineer registered with the Corporation for the purposes of certifying that the building is fit for human habitation (such certificate hereinafter referred to as “ the Structural Stability Certificate”). The Structural Stability Certificate issued by such Structural Engineer shall be submitted to the Commissioner.
2. The Structural Stability Certificate shall be submitted within one year from the expiry of a period of thirty years referred to in sub-section (1), and every ten years thereafter or such earlier period as the Commissioner may determine having regard to the condition of the building and the corrective repairs carried out by the owner or occupier.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),
the Commissioner may, at any time, after having recorded the reasons, in writing, direct the owner or occupier of a building, to cause such building to be examined by such Structural Engineer and to submit to the Commissioner, the Structural Stability Certificate, as required under sub-section (1), within the period not exceeding thirty days as specifiedby the Commissioner in such direction.
(4) If the Structural Engineer recommends any corrective repairs for securing the structural stability of the building, such corrective repairs shall be carried out by the owner or occupier of a building to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.
(5) Any owner or occupier, as the case may be, who fails to carry out corrective repairs for securing structural stability, within a period of six months from the date of report of the Structural Engineer, shall be punished with the fine as provided in section 398A.
Section 398A:
Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 265A, shall be Punished with fine of twenty-five thousand rupees or an amount equal to the property tax of the building concerned for a period of one year, whichever is higher.
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