§ 472. Enforcement. The commissioner of labor shall enforce the provisions of this article and rules adopted thereunder; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to:

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(a) any city exempted from this article by section four hundred seventy-four-a hereof; or

(b) any city, town, or village having a department, board or officer charged with the enforcement of building laws or ordinances, which files with the commissioner of labor a duly certified copy of a resolution adopted by its local legislative body assuming full responsibility for enforcing the provisions of this article and the rules adopted thereunder. Upon receipt of a certification of receipt of such resolution by the commissioner, which shall be issued no later than sixty days from the date of filing of such resolution, such city, town, or village shall have all the powers of the commissioner of labor in enforcing the provisions of this article and the rules adopted thereunder. The provisions of this section, however, shall apply to any such city, town, or village sixty days after the filing with the commissioner of labor of a duly certified copy of a resolution adopted by its local legislative body terminating its enforcement responsibilities.