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Completion certificate, permission to occupy or use. — (1) Every person constructing a building shall, 404[within one month][ within fifteen days] after the completion of construction of such building, deliver or send or cause to be delivered or sent to the Chief Officer at his office, notice in writing of such completion and shall give to the Chief Officer all necessary facilities for inspection of such building: Provided that— (a) such inspection shall be commenced with in 405[seven days][ five days] from the date of receipt or the notice of completion; and (b) the Chief Officer may, not later than 406[one month] [fifteen days] from the date of receipt of the notice of completion, by written intimation addressed to the person from whom the notice of completion was received,— (i) give permission for the occupation of such building or for the use of the building or part thereof affected by such construction; or (ii) refuse such permission in case such building has been constructed so as to contravene any provision of this Act or of any bye-law made under this Act at the time in force or of any order passed under section 184 intimating to the person who gave the notice under sub-section (2) of that section, the reasons for such refusal and requiring such person, or if the person responsible for giving notice under sub- section (2) of the said section is not at the time of such notice owner of such building, then such owner to cause anything which is contrary to any provision of this Act or of any bye-law made under this Act at the time in force or of any order passed under section 184 to be amended or to do anything which by any such provision or bye-law or order he is required to do but which has been omitted. amount of penalty, as the case may be, specified therefor, after the expiry of every three years from the date of commencement of the Act. 402 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2002. 403 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2002. 404 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2025. 405 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2025. 406 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2025. 122 (2) No person shall occupy or permit to be occupied or use or permit to be used any such building constructed or part thereof affected by such construction, until— (a) the permission referred to in proviso (b) to sub-section (1) has been received, or (b) the Chief Officer has failed for 407[one month] [fifteen days] after the receipt of the notice of completion to intimate as aforesaid his refusal of the said permission. 408[ (3) Whoever— (a) occupies or permits to be occupied any such building or part thereof affected by such construction without giving any notice as required under sub-section (1) or in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2); or (b) fails to comply with any order or requisition made under sub-section (1) shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to 409[ten thousand rupees], and in the case of continuing contravention or non-compliance with further fine which may extend to 410[one hundred rupees] for every day after the first during which such contravention or non-compliance continues. (3) Whoever— (a) occupies or permits to be occupied any such building or part thereof affected by such construction without giving any notice as required under sub-section (1) or in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2); or (b) fails to comply with any order or requisition made under subsection (1), shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees; and, in the case of a continuing contravention or non-compliance, be liable to a further penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees for every day after the first during which such contravention or non-compliance continues.]