Section 120: Obligations of holder of Building and Land Use Permit

120. Obligations of holder of Building and Land Use Permit (1) Where a person has been issued with a Building and Land Use Permit, he shall, before starting any classified trade and, at all times in the course of carrying on the classified trade, comply with such guidelines as may be issued by the Mauritius Fire and Rescue Service, the Sanitary Authority, such other authority as may be prescribed and the Ministry responsible for the subject of environment. (2) (a) A holder of a Building and Land Use Permit shall, within 5 days of the date of the compliance certificate issued to him under the Building Control Act, notify, in writing, the local authority concerned of the date from which he intends to inhabit, occupy or use the building. (b) A local authority shall, as soon as practicable but not later than 5 days from the date— (i) of receipt of a notification under paragraph (a); or (ii) when it becomes aware that the holder of the Building and Land Use Permit is inhabiting, occupying or using the building, issue an occupation certificate to the holder of the Building and Land Use Permit, stating the date notified under paragraph (a) or the date on which the local authority became aware of the fact referred to in subparagraph (ii). [S. 120 amended by s. 15 (c) of Act 26 of 2012 w.e.f. 22 December 2012; s. 16 (b) of Act 4 of 2017 w.e.f. 20 May 2017.]