15. Minor building works

Terms defined in s 2

• building

  building

  Defined · s 2

  “building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes — (a) a hut, shed or roofed enclosure which includes a kiosk or stall, movable or otherwise; (b) an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary; (c) a dock, wharf or jetty; (d) a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a floatation system that — (i) is or is to be supported by water; (ii) is not intended for or useable in navigation; and (iii) is or is to be permanently moored; (e) a culvert, crossing, access road, bridge, underpass or tunnel; (f) a sewage treatment plant, sewer, drain, swimming pool or any non-proprietary type of concrete tank for the storage of any solid, liquid or gaseous product; and (g) such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be a building;

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• building authority

  building authority

  Defined · s 2

  “building authority” means any person empowered to approve plans of building works;

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• building works

  building works

  Defined · s 2

  “building works” means — (a) the erection, extension or demolition of a building; (b) the alteration, addition or repair of a building; (c) the provision, extension or alteration of any air-conditioning service or ventilating system in or in connection with a building; (d) site formation works (which includes earthworks such as levelling, cutting and filling) which may or may not be connected with or carried out for the purpose of paragraph (a), (b) or (c); and (e) structural works.

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