3.1.

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), this Section prescribes, for the purposes of subsections 15.11 (1), (2) and (3) of the Act,

(a) the qualifications that a person must satisfy to be appointed and to remain appointed as,

(i) a chief building official under the Act, or

(ii) an inspector who has the same powers and duties as a chief building official in relation to plumbing,

(b) the qualifications that a person must satisfy to be appointed and to remain appointed as,

(i) an inspector who has the same powers and duties as a chief building official in relation to sewage systems, or

(ii) an inspector whose duties include plans review or inspection under the Act of sewage systems, and

(c) the qualifications that a person must satisfy to be appointed and to remain appointed as an inspector under the Act, other than an inspector described in Subclause (a)(ii) or (b)(i) or (ii).

(2) The qualification requirements for chief building officials and inspectors in Sentence (1) do not apply to plan review and inspection of,

(a) site services including,

(i) surface drainage, and

(ii) plumbing located underground either outside a building or under a building,

(b) construction of a factory-built house certified to CAN/CSA-A277, “Procedure for Certification of Factory-Built Houses”,

(c) construction of a mobile home conforming to CAN/CSA-Z240 Series, “Mobile Homes”,

(d) construction of a park model trailer conforming to CAN/CSA-Z241 Series, “Park Model Trailers”, or

(e) signs.

(1) The following are prescribed as qualifications for a person to be appointed and to remain appointed under the Act as a chief building official or as an inspector who has the same powers and duties as a chief building official in relation to sewage systems or plumbing:

(a) the person shall successfully complete the examination program administered or authorized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing relating to the person’s knowledge of the Act and this Code and the powers and duties of chief building officials,

(b) if, under subsection 22 (2) of the Act, the person will also exercise any of the powers or perform any of the duties of an inspector, the person shall also have the qualifications contained in Sentence 3.1.4.1.(1)v1, and

(c) the person shall file the information set out in Sentence 3.1.6.1.(1)v1 with the director in a form established by the director.

(2) An inspector who has the same powers and duties as a chief building official in relation to sewage systems and who had, on August 31, 2003, the qualification described in Article 2.11.3.1. of Ontario Regulation 403/97 (Building Code), as it read on that day,

(a) shall be deemed to have successfully completed the examination program described in Clause (1)(a),

(b) shall be deemed to have successfully completed the examination program described in Clause 3.1.4.1.(1)(a)v1 in the category of qualification described in Column 3 of Row 10 of Table 3.5.2.1., and

(c) shall be deemed to have filed with the director the information required in Clause (1)(c) if the person filed with the director, before the day this Article came into force, the information required under Article 2.11.3.1. of Ontario Regulation 403/97 (Building Code), as that Article read on August 31, 2003.

(1) The following are prescribed as the qualifications for a person to be appointed and to remain appointed under the Act as an inspector whose duties are solely the supervision or management of inspectors:

(a) the person shall successfully complete the examination program administered or authorized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of the person’s knowledge of the Act and this Code and the powers and duties of chief building officials,

(b) the person shall successfully complete the examination program administered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of the person’s knowledge of the Act and this Code related to any one category of qualification set out in Column 3 of Table 3.5.2.1., and

(c) the person shall file the information set out in Sentence 3.1.6.1.(1)v1 with the director in a form established by the director.

(1) Except as provided in Article. 3.1.4.2., the following are prescribed as qualifications for a person to be appointed and to remain appointed under the Act as an inspector whose duties include plans review or inspection under the Act:

(a) the person shall successfully complete the examination program administered or authorized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing relating to the person’s knowledge of the Act and this Code in the category or categories of qualifications in Column 3 of Table 3.5.2.1. that correspond to the types of buildings set out in Column 4 of Table 3.5.2.1. in respect of which the person will exercise the powers or perform the duties of an inspector under the Act,

(b) the person shall file the information set out in Sentence 3.1.6.1.(1)v1 with the director in a form established by the director.

(2) An inspector who had, on August 31, 2003, the qualification described in Article 2.11.3.1., of Ontario Regulation 403/97 (Building Code), as that Article read on August 31, 2003,

(a) shall be deemed to have successfully completed the examination program described in Clause (1)(a) in the category of qualification described in Column 3 of Row 10 of Table 3.5.2.1., and

(b) shall be deemed to have filed with the director the information required in Clause (1)(b) if the person filed with the director, before September 1, 2003, the information required under Article 2.11.3.1. of Ontario Regulation 403/97 (Building Code), as that Article read on August 31, 2003.

(1) A person appointed under the Act as an intern inspector whose duties include supervised plans review or inspection under the Act is exempt from the requirements in Article 3.1.4.1.v1 if,

(a) the person is enrolled in an internship program approved by the Minister, and

(b) the person is supervised by an inspector or chief building official who meets the category of qualification in respect of which the person will exercise the powers or perform the duties.

(2) An intern inspector described in Clause (1)(a) shall not issue orders under the Act except orders under subsections 12 (2) or 13 (1) of the Act.

(3) An intern inspector described in Clause (1)(a) shall not undertake a site inspection of a building related to a notice in respect of,

(a) substantial completion of footings and foundations prior to commencement of backfilling, or

(b) completion of construction and installation of components required to permit the issuance of an occupancy permit under Sentence 1.3.3.1.(2)v1 or to permit occupancy under Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1)v1, if the building or part of the building to be occupied is not fully completed.

(1) When an examination that is part of an examination program referred to in Clause 3.1.2.1.(1)(a), 3.1.3.1.(1)(a) or (b) or 3.1.4.1.(1)(a)v1 or (b) is replaced with a new examination, the director shall give notice of the new examination to every person who has, pursuant to Clause 3.1.2.1.(1)(c), 3.1.3.1(1)(c) or 3.1.4.1.(1)(c)v1, informed the director that the person completed the examination before it was replaced or who is deemed to have successfully completed the examination program.

(2) The director may give the notice referred to in Sentence (1) by sending it by regular letter mail to the last address of the person filed with the director.

(3) It is a prescribed qualification for the purposes of subsections 15.11 (1), (2) and (3) of the Act that, not later than 180 days after the day on which a notice referred to in Sentence (1) is sent, the person to whom the notice is given shall,

(a) successfully complete all new examinations referred to in the notice, and

(b) file the information set out in Sentence 3.1.6.1.(1)v1 with the director in a form established by the director.

(1) The information referred to in Clauses 3.1.2.1.(1)(c), 3.1.3.1.(1)(c), 3.1.4.1.(1)(c) and 3.1.5.1.(3)(b) is the following:

(a) the person’s name, residence address and residential mailing address, if different from the residence address,

(b) the name and address of every principal authority that has appointed the person as a chief building official or inspector under the Act, and

(c) information about the examinations that the person has successfully completed, in such form and in such detail as may be required by the director.

(2) A person who files information under Sentence (1) with the director shall advise the director of any change of the information not later than 15 days after the change.

(1) The fee payable upon the filing of information under Clause 3.1.2.1.(1)(c), 3.1.3.1.(1)(c), 3.1.4.1.(1)(c) or 3.1.5.1.(3)(b) is $80.

(2) The amount of a fee referred to in Sentence (1) is reduced by $10 if the information is filed and the fee is paid in accordance with a means of electronic filing and payment specified by the director.

(3) The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing may charge a fee to a person who takes an examination for the purposes of this Section.

(1) The director shall establish and maintain a register available to the public listing every person who has the qualifications required by subsections 15.11 (1), (2) and (3) of the Act and has been appointed as a chief building official or inspector by a principal authority.

(2) The register referred to in Sentence (1) shall contain the following information with respect to each person listed in it:

(a) the name of the person,

(b) any identifying number assigned by the director to that person,

(c) the name of each principal authority that has appointed the person as a chief building official or inspector, and

(d) the qualifications of the person.

(1) Table 3.5.2.1. contains the categories of qualifications for the purposes of this Section.