Obligation of person undertaking building activity.

(1) Any person who, in accordance with the land laws being in force from time to time - (a) has the right and title over a plot, or (b) is the lessee in respect of a plot, on which a building activity is proposed to be undertaken shall apply for a building permit (2) Such person shall - (a) be responsible for ensuring that the building activity complies with the provisions of the rules in this behalf, (b) appoint, where necessary, - (i) an Advocate on Record to ensure and to certify that the applicant for the building permit is the person who has the right and title over the plot or the lessee in respect of the plot on which the building activity is proposed to be undertaken, (ii) an Architect on Record to ensure and to certify that the architectural design and specifications of the building activity comply with the provisions of the rules in this behalf, (iii) a Structural Engineer on Record to ensure and to certify “that the structuralriesiqn and specifications of the building activity comply with the provisions of the rules in this behalf, (iv) in the case of such types of buildings as may be specified by rules in this behalf, an independent Structural Engineer having such qualifications as may be prescribed to undertake a third party verification of the structural design and specifications for the building activity, and to verify and certify that the design and specifications of such building activity comply with the provisions of the rules in this behalf, (v) a Construction Engineer on Record to ensure and to certify that the building activity has been undertaken in accordance with the detailed design and specifications certified by the Architect on Record appointed under sub-clause (ii) or the Structural Engineer on Record appointed under sub-clause (iii), as the case may be, (c) obtain a building permit prior to the commencement of the building activity, (d) obtain a building use permit priorto making use of, or occupying, a building or any part thereof, (e) inform the Chief Municipal Officer, in writing, if, for any reason, he ceases to be the person who has the right and title over the plot or the lessee in respect of the plot for which a building permit-has been obtained by him, regardless of whether the building activity has commenced or not, within seven working days from the date of such cesser, (f) inform the Chief Municipal Officer, in writing, if, for any reason, any of the persons on record appointed by him under this section has been relieved of his duties and responsibilities under section 268, within seven working days from the date of his being so relieved, and (g) ensure that no building activity is undertaken after the building permit has lapsed or has been revoked.