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"Section 17 -24. Inspection required. ta.), All plumbing, gas, and drainage systems shall be inspected by the administrative authority to ensure compliance with all the requirements of this code. Approval as a result of an inspection shall not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance. Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of any other ordinance shall not be valid. (b) It shall be the duty of the permit applicant to cause the work to remain accessible and exposed for inspection purposes. Neither the authority having jurisdiction nor the County shall be liable for any expense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material required to perform the inspection." SECTION 7. Chapter 17, article 2, division 4, section 17 -25 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 17 -25. Notification to administrative authority that work is ready for inspection. (a) It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit to notify the administrative authority orally or in writing, that said work is ready for inspection. [ work is to be inspected.] The authority having jurisdiction may require that every request for inspection be filed and ready at least forty -eight hours before such inspection is desired. Such request may be in writing or by phone at the option of the authority having jurisdiction. (b) It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by the permit, to make sure that the work will stand the tests prescribed elsewhere in this code, before giving the above notification. Lc,) It shall be the duty of the person requesting any inspections required by this code to provide access to and means for proper inspection of such work. �d) Whenever any work regulated by this chapter, or any portion thereof, is ready for inspection, the authority having jurisdiction shall be notified by the permit holder that same is ready for inspection. The notice shall be in writing on forms furnished by the authority having jurisdiction, by e -mail to the area inspectors or may be faxed or by telephone at the option of the authority having jurisdiction. The notice shall be filed with the department not less than forty -eight hours and not more than seventy - two hours before any such inspection is desired. fel The authority having jurisdiction shall proceed to inspect the same or notify the contractor of a reschedule within forty -eight hours, not including weekends or holidays, after receipt of such notice. When work conforms in all respects with the provisions of this chapter, a notice granting authority to proceed with installations shall be given. (f) No plumbing work shall be covered or concealed until forty -eight hours have expired after the scheduled inspection or until the authority having jurisdiction has approved the installation and given permission to cover or conceal the same. If the 3