The Authority under Section 5 (2) (ga) is empowered to enforce the prescribed Building Code in the construction industry. This is read together with Section 42(2) (aa) of the Act which provides the Cabinet Secretary, in consultation with the Board of NCA, with the powers to make regulations to give effect to the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 42 of the NCA Act, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Public Works in consultation with the Board of the Authority developed the National Building Code 2024. This was published as legal notice No. 47 on 1st March 2024 repealing the “Local Government (Adoptive By-Laws) (Building) Order 1968”