Commencement notices and Compliance on Completion Certificates are submitted through the Projects module on BCMS. Fire Safety, Disability Access, Regularisation and Dispensation/ Relaxation Certificate applications can be submitted online via the Applications module on BCMS and the Council accepts hard copy applications directly into the office. Most applications are now being submitted via the online system.The 31 Local Authorities of Ireland  are designated as Building Control Authorities under the Building Control Acts who monitor compliance with Building Regulations in their area.“Building Control Regulations” are made under Section 6 of the Act and provide for matters of procedure, administration and control for the purposes of securing the implementation of, and compliance with, the requirements of building regulations and building control regulations. These Building Control Regulations prescribe the “Building Control Management System (BCMS)” as the information technology-based system developed to facilitate the electronic administration of building control matters by building control authorities as the preferred means of building control administration;”