(1)
Sentence (2) sets out criteria to be followed by the Minister when making a ruling under clause 29(1)(c) of the Act to approve the use of an alternative material, system or building design.
(2)
The Minister’s approval of the use of an alternative material, system or building design referred to in Sentence (1) may be granted only if the approval is consistent with,
(a)
a decision of the Building Code Commission in respect of a dispute described in clause 24(1)(a) of the Act,
(b)
an approval of the use of the material, system or building design in the whole of another province or territory in accordance with the law of that province or territory, or
(c)
a revision of the NRCC-CONST-56435E 2020, “National Building Code of Canada”, or the NRCC-CONST-56436E 2020, “National Plumbing Code of Canada”, that has been approved by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes.