3.2.5.

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), a person who carries out design activities but is not required under Sentence 3.2.4.1.(1) to be registered with the director must have the following qualifications:

(a) he or she shall successfully complete the examination program administered or authorized by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing relating to his or her knowledge of the Act and this Code in the category of qualification set out in Column 3 of Table 3.5.2.1. that corresponds to the type of buildings described in Column 4 of Table 3.5.2.1. for which the person carries out design activities,

(b) he or she shall file the information set out in Sentence 3.2.5.3.(1) with the director in a form established by the director, and

(c) he or she shall include the following information on any document respecting design activities that the person has reviewed and taken responsibility for and that is submitted to a chief building official or registered code agency in the circumstances set out in subsection 15.11 (5) of the Act:

(i) the person’s name and any identifying number issued to the person issued by the director in respect of the qualifications described in Clause (a),

(ii) a statement that the person has reviewed and taken responsibility for the design activities, and

(iii) the person’s signature.

(2) A person is exempt from the requirement to comply with the qualifications in Sentence (1) if his or her design activities relate only to,

(a) design activities in respect of which a person described in Clause 3.2.4.7.(1)(d) or who has the qualifications required under Sentence (1) will review and take responsibility,

(b) construction of,

(i) a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse or row house owned by the person and containing not more than two dwelling units in each house, or

(ii) an ancillary building that serves a building described in Subclause (i),

(c) construction of a farm building that,

(i) is of low human occupancy,

(ii) is 2 storeys or less in building height, and

(iii) has a building area of less than 600 m² ,

(d) a sewage system to be constructed by that person and,

(i) the person is registered under Article 3.3.3.2., or

(ii) the sewage system is owned by the person,

(e) construction of tents described in Sentence 3.14.1.2.(2)v1 in Division B,

(f) construction of signs,

(g) construction of site services including,

(i) surface drainage, and

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

(h) construction of pre-engineered elements of a building provided that the design of the elements is carried out by a person competent in the specific discipline appropriate to the circumstances,

(i) construction of appliances, equipment and similar incidental components of a building,

(j) construction of an ancillary building,

(i) that serves a detached house, semi-detached house, townhouse or row house if the house contains not more than two dwelling units, and

(ii) that does not exceed 50 m² building area, or

(k) construction of a building for which a permit under section 8 of the Act is applied for or issued before January 1, 2006 and for which construction commences within six months after the permit is issued.

(1) When an examination that is part of an examination program referred to in Clause 3.2.5.1.(1)(a) is replaced with a new examination, the director shall give notice of the new examination to every person who has, pursuant to Clause 3.2.5.1.(1)(b), informed the director that he or she has completed the examination before its replacement.

(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 that has been filed with the director.

(3) It is a prescribed qualification for the purposes of clause 8 (2) (c) and subsection 15.11 (5) of the Act that, not more than 180 days after the day on which the notice referred to in Sentence (1) is given, 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 3.2.5.3.(1) with the director in a form established by the director.

(1) The information referred to in Clauses 3.2.5.1.(1)(b) and 3.2.5.2.(3)(b) is the following:

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

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

(2) A person who has filed information under Sentence (1) with the director shall advise the director of any change of address within 15 days of the change.

(1) The fee payable upon the filing of information referred to in Clauses 3.2.5.1.(1)(b) or 3.2.5.2.(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.