(1) No person shall commence the work of constructing the foundations of any building or installing of any sewerage work until-

a) notice has been given in the form provided by the local authority for this purpose; and

b) the prescribed fee for inspection, if applicable, has been paid; and

c) the excavations for such work have been inspected; and

d) permission to proceed with the work has been given by the local authority

(2) No person shall backfill any excavations made for foundations, or construct anything upon the foundations of a building, until-

a) notice has been given in the form provided by the local authority for this purpose; and

b) the prescribed fee for inspection, if applicable, has been paid; and

c) the foundations has been inspected; and

d) permission to continue with construction has been given by the local authority.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), the local authority may permit a person to backfill excavations and continue with the construction of the buildings without awaiting inspection by the local authority if the design and construction of the foundations are under supervision of a person approved by the local authority as being qualified to determine the adequacy of the foundations, in which case-

a) the person so approved shall provide the local authority with a certificate of approval in respect of the foundations of each building the construction of which he has authorized to be continued; and

b) title owner shall pay prescribed fee, if applicable, for such inspection

(4) No person shall commence to backfill any excavations made for sewerage work until the sewerage work has been inspected and has satisfied all tests carried out by the local authority in terms of Part VII of Chapter 9

(5) The notices referred to in this section shall be delivered to the local authority at least two clear working days before the date specified in the notice for inspection of the excavation, foundations or sewerage work