Building Control Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Disability and Other Performance Requirements for Buildings
30. Interpretation
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“building” does not include a temporary building;
building
“building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes — (a) a hut, shed or roofed enclosure; (b) a kiosk or stall, movable or otherwise; (c) an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary; (d) a dock, wharf or jetty; (e) a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a flotation 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; (f) a culvert, crossing, access road, bridge, underpass or tunnel; (g) 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 (h) such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be a building;
“performance requirement” means a performance requirement in the building regulations —
building regulations
“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 74;
to facilitate the access to, and use of, a building and its facilities by persons with disabilities; or
prescribed in the building regulations for the purposes of this Part;
“persons with disabilities” include those who have long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others;
“physical feature”, in relation to a building, includes the following physical features (permanent or temporary) —
any feature arising from the design or construction of the building;
any feature of any approach to, exit from or access to such a building;
any fixtures, fittings or facility in or on the premises of the building; or
any other physical element or quality of the land on which the building stands.
A physical feature of a building satisfies the relevant performance requirement for the purposes of this Part where the physical feature is constructed or installed in, or in connection with, the building in accordance with the performance requirement that is —
relevant in relation to that physical feature; and
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in effect at the following time —
the day upon which the building works to construct or install the physical feature commenced; or
in the case of a physical feature provided as part of building works to which Part 2 applies, the day an occupation permit is issued under section 16 in respect of the building on the completion of those building works.
For the avoidance of doubt, this Part applies to the physical features of any building, whether constructed before, on or after the commencement of this Act.
Terms defined in this Act
building
Defined · s 2“building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes — (a) a hut, shed or roofed enclosure; (b) a kiosk or stall, movable or otherwise; (c) an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary; (d) a dock, wharf or jetty; (e) a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a flotation 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; (f) a culvert, crossing, access road, bridge, underpass or tunnel; (g) 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 (h) such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare to be a building;
building regulations
Defined · s 2“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 74;
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 any act of excavation, levelling, cutting and filling with any material, piling, the construction of foundations, or site clearance, on any land, or any other act of dealing with or disturbing any land) which may or may not be connected with or carried out for the purpose of paragraph (a), (b) or (c); and (e) structural works.
premises
Defined · s 2“premises” includes buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure;
prescribed
Defined · s 42“prescribed” means prescribed in any regulations made under section 52.
temporary building
Defined · s 2“temporary building” means — (a) any building or structure constructed of short-lived materials; or (b) any other building or structure permitted to be used by the Authority or such other authority appointed by the Minister for a period not exceeding 3 years or such other period as may be prescribed (if prescribed) in the building regulations, but does not include any bridge, any decking for a bridge, or any retaining structure;
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