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BUILDINGS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORDINANCE (6) If an application for renewal of a Certificate of Compliance Registration is made during the 12 months preceding the expiry of the certificate, the renewed certificate is effective from the date of that expiry.

14. Duplicate of Certificate of Compliance Registration available

(1) The Director may, on an application by the developer of a building, the responsible person of a unit of a building or the owner of a central building services installation in a building, issue to the applicant a duplicate of a Certificate of Compliance Registration issued in respect of the building.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must—
 * (a) be in the specified form; and
 * (b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee and the documents specified in the form.

Division 4 Exemption from specified standards and requirements 15. Exemption from specified standards and requirements

(1) The developer or owner of a building or the responsible person of a unit of a building may apply to the Director for an exemption of any building services installation in the building from any provision of the specified standards and requirements.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must be in writing.

(3) The Director may, on an application under subsection (1), grant an exemption from any provision of the specified standards and requirements in respect of any building services installation if the Director is satisfied that it is, for heritage conservation or technical or operational reasons, undesirable or impracticable for the installation to comply with the provision.

(4) An exemption may be granted under subsection (3) in respect of all building services installations covered by an application or any of the installations.

(5) An exemption granted under subsection (3) may be subject to any condition that the Director thinks fit.

(6) If—
 * (a) an exemption granted under subsection (3) is subject to any condition under subsection (5) and the condition is contravened; or