Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The Controller or any person authorised in writing by him in this behalf, by general or special order, may enter and inspect any building for the purpose of any inquiry or for any other purpose connected with this Act or the rules made thereunder. 9[32. The provisions of this Act shall not apply,- (a) to any building belonging to the State Government or the Central Government, or Cantonment Board or any local authority; (b) to any building constructed or substantially renovated, either before or after the commencement of this Act for a period of fifteen years from the date of completion of such construction or substantial renovation. Explanation-I:- A building may be said to be substantially renovated if not less than seventy five per cent of the premises is built new in accordance with the criteria prescribed for determining the extent of renovation. Explanation-II:- Date of completion of construction shall be the date of completion as intimated to the concerned authority or of assessment of property tax, whichever is earlier, and where the premises have been constructed in stages the date on which the initial building was completed and an intimation thereof was sent to the concerned authority or was assessed to property tax, whichever is earlier.