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B-1.1 - Building Act

Section 1
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1. The purposes of this Act are:
(1)  to ensure proper quality of the construction work of buildings, and in certain cases, facilities intended for use by the public, installations independent of a building or petroleum equipment installations;
(2)  to ensure the quality of a building and the safety of the public who have access to a building or facilities intended for use by the public or who use installations independent of a building or petroleum equipment installations; and,
(3)  to ensure the vocational qualifications, integrity and solvency of contractors, owner-builders and building inspectors.
A further purpose of this Act is to establish the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (Board).
1985, c. 34, s. 1; 1991, c. 74, s. 1; 2005, c. 10, s. 24; 2018, c. 13, s. 1; 2019, c. 28, s. 1.
1. The purposes of this Act are:
(1)  to ensure proper quality of the construction work of buildings, and in certain cases, facilities intended for use by the public, installations independent of a building or petroleum equipment installations;
(2)  to ensure the safety of the public who have access to a building or facilities intended for use by the public or who use installations independent of a building or petroleum equipment installations; and,
(3)  to ensure the vocational qualifications, integrity and solvency of contractors and owner-builders.
A further purpose of this Act is to establish the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (Board).
1985, c. 34, s. 1; 1991, c. 74, s. 1; 2005, c. 10, s. 24; 2018, c. 13, s. 1.
1. The purposes of this Act are:
(1)  to ensure proper quality of the construction work of buildings, and in certain cases, facilities intended for use by the public, installations independent of a building or petroleum equipment installations; and,
(2)  to ensure the safety of the public who have access to a building or facilities intended for use by the public or who use installations independent of a building or petroleum equipment installations.
In the pursuit of those purposes, the Act provides in particular for the professional qualification of contractors and owner-builders.
1985, c. 34, s. 1; 1991, c. 74, s. 1; 2005, c. 10, s. 24.
1. The purposes of this Act are:
(1)  to ensure proper quality of the construction work of buildings, and in certain cases, facilities intended for use by the public or installations independent of a building; and,
(2)  to ensure the safety of the public who have access to a building or facilities intended for use by the public or who use installations independent of a building.
In the pursuit of those purposes, the Act provides in particular for the professional qualification of contractors and owner-builders.
1985, c. 34, s. 1; 1991, c. 74, s. 1.
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