Division C, Section 2.4 — Rulings and Interpretations

(1) The following body is designated as a materials evaluation body for the purposes of clause 29(1)(a) of the Act: Canadian Construction Materials Centre of the National Research Council of Canada.

(1) The fee on a request for a ruling under clause 29(1)(a) of the Act is $697, for 2025 and subsequent calendar years.

(1) Sentence (2) sets out criteria to be followed by the Minister when making a ruling under clause 29(1)(c) of the Act to approve the use of an alternative material, system or building design. (2) The Minister’s approval of the use of an alternative material, system or building design referred to in Sentence (1) may be granted only if the approval is consistent with, (a) a decision of the Building Code Commission in respect of a dispute described in clause 24(1)(a) of the Act, (b) an approval of the use of the material, system or building design in the whole of another province or territory in accordance with the law of that province or territory, or e1 (c) a revision of the NRCC-CONST-56435E 2020, “National Building Code of Canada”, or the NRCC-CONST- 56436E 2020, “National Plumbing Code of Canada”, that has been approved by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes.

(1) Every interpretation issued by the Minister under section 28.1 of the Act shall be made available to the public, (a) by posting the interpretation on the Building Code website, and (b) by providing a written copy of the interpretation on receipt of a request for it.