(1) Every person who intends to erect, re-erect or add to or alter any building shall get its plan prepared and structural work designed and supervised by an architect, / structural engineer/licensed building Planner as required under Rule 17. While submitting the plan the architect/ licensed building Planner/ structural engineer should certify to the effect that the site has been personally inspected while planning the building and/or designing the structural members, as well as has taken into account the findings of/or recommendations of stability analysis as well as examined the Soil Tests Reports as and where necessary under this rule.
(2) In all such cases, the licensed building Planner, structural engineer or geo—technical engineer shall have to be empanelled with the ULB.
(3) The name and address and license or empanelment number of person so employed and serial number/ registration number in the case of architect shall be stated in the application in respect of such buildings.
(4) In case of building plans /site plans submitted by central or state government or by organization controlled by Central or State Government, if the plans are prepared and submitted under the signature of Government Engineer or Architect who are employees of the applicant organization, the Rule 16 (1) and 16(3) shall not be applicable.