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General legal/process syllabus

The Building Code Act

The exam covers the following sections of the Building Code Act
(https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/92b23) :

Interpretation all,

Enforcement Authorities, all:

except 3.(9) Records, all

except 3.1(7) Records, all

except 4.1(8) Notice to the Director, all

except 6.(2) Delegation, all

except 6.1(8) Transition, Plumbing, all

except 6.1(10) Interpretation, all

Construction and Demolition, all:

except 14.(5) Referral to Chief Building Official, all

except 14.(6) Same, all

except 14.(7) Effect of Referral, all

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Unsafe Buildings, all

Maintenance Inspection Programs, all

Qualifications, all:

except 15.11(4) Qualifications for Registered Code Agencies, all

except 15.13(3) Prohibition, all

except 15.13(4) Qualification or Requirement,

Powers and Duties of Registered Code Agencies, only:

15.15 Functions of Registered Code Agencies,

15.17 Persons Acting on Behalf of an Agency,

General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement, all:

except 17.1 Recovery of Expenditures for Repairs, all

Dispute Resolution, Reviews and Appeals, all:

except 24.(8) Restriction, all

except 24.(9) Idem, all

except 26.(2) Minister Represented, all

Authorizations and Rulings, all:

except 28.1(3) Legislation Act, 2006, Part III, all

except 28.1(4) Delegation, all

except 29.(2) Delegation, all

except 29.(3) Status, all

except 29.(8) Restriction, all

General, all:

except 34.(2) Standards for Existing Buildings, all

except 34.(3) Application, all

except 34.(4) Limited Application, all

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except 35.(3) Interpretation, all

except 35.1 Status of Conservation Authority Regulations, all

The Building Code

The exam covers the following parts of the Building Code.

A - Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements, all.
B - Acceptable Solutions:

Part 1 - General, only the following subsection:

1.3. Referenced Documents and Organizations, all

Part 3 - Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility, only the following
subsections:

3.1.1.2. Radon, all

3.1.1.3. Building in Flood Plains, all

Part 5 - Environmental Separation, only the following subsections:

5.10.1. Applicable Standards, all

5.10.2.2. Applicable Standards, all

Part 7 - Plumbing, only the following subsection:

7.1.3. Definitions, all

Part 8 - Sewage Systems, only the following subsection:

8.1.1.2. Definitions, all

Part 9 - Housing and Small Buildings, only the following subsections:

9.1. General, all

9.10. Fire Protection, only the following subsection:

9.10.1.2. Sloped Roofs, all

9.10.9.12. Residential Suites, Live/Work Units and Industrial Buildings, all

Part 10 - Change of Use, all

Part 11 - Renovation, all

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C - Administrative Provisions:

Part 1 - Administrative Provisions, all except the following sub-sections:

1.2.1.1. Design, all

1.5. Designated Persons and Powers, all

1.6. Prescribed Person, all

1.9. Fees, all

Part 2 - Alternative Solutions, Disputes, Rulings and Interpretations, all except the
following sub-sections:

2.2.1.1. Divisions, all

2.2.1.2. Single Member, all

2.3. Building Materials Evaluation Commission, all

Part 3 - Qualifications, only:

3.1. Qualifications for Chief Building Officials and Inspectors, all except the
following sub-sections:

3.1.2. Chief Building Official, all

3.2. Qualifications for Designers, only the following subsections:

3.2.1. Scope, all

3.2.2. General, all

3.2.3. Definitions, all

3.2.4.1. General, all

3.2.5.1. General, all

3.2.6.1.(2) & (3) Public Register

3.2.7. Classes of Registration and Categories of Qualifications, all

3.3. Qualifications for Persons Engaged in the Business of Constructing On

Site, Installing, Repairing, Servicing, Cleaning or Emptying Sewage Systems,
only subsections:

3.3.1.1. Scope, all

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3.3.2.1. Definition, all

3.3.3.1.(1) & (3) General

3.3.4. Public Register, all

3.4. Qualifications for Registered Code Agencies, only the following

subsection:

3.4.4. Public Register, all

3.5. Classes of Registration and Categories of Qualifications, all except the

following sub-sections:

3.5.2.2. Registered Code Agencies, all

3.7. Registered Code Agencies, only the following subsection:

3.7.3. Additional Functions that Registered Code Agencies may be

Appointed to Perform, all

3.7.4.4. Issuance of Orders by Registered Code Agencies, all

3.7.4.5. Authorized Persons, all

3.7.4.6. Prohibition, all

3.7.4.7. Information and Records, all.

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