Building Control Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Inspection of Buildings
38. Interpretation
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In this Part —
“owner”, in relation to —
owner
“owner”, in relation to — (a) any premises or building, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises or building, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the premises or building were let to a tenant and includes a mortgagee in possession; (b) the common property of any subdivided building, includes the strata corporation having control of the building, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance of that common property; and (c) the common property of any building which is not subdivided, includes any person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of that common property;
a subdivided building comprising two or more principal units means —
the strata corporation established under the Land
Code (Strata) Act (Chapter 189) having control of the building; or
the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of the common property of the building;
the common property of any building comprising two or more principal units, means the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of the common property of the building;
“structural engineer” means a person who is registered under the Architects, Professional Engineers and Quantity Surveyors
Order, 2011 (S 33/2011) in the civil or structural engineering discipline and who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Order authorising him to engage in civil or structural engineering work.
In this Part, a building which is physically connected with another 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;
shall, although so connected, be treated as a separate building if it is so constructed as to be capable of remaining in position and
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being used independently of the other building or as to require only minor modification as to render it so capable; and
shall not be treated as other than a separate building merely because it is so connected with the other building at or below ground level or by means of a bridge or similar structure (whether affording access or accommodation to both).
Terms defined in s 2
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;
common property
Defined · s 2“common property” has the same meaning as in the Land Code (Strata) Act;
owner
Defined · s 2“owner”, in relation to — (a) any premises or building, means the person for the time being receiving the rent of the premises or building, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the premises or building were let to a tenant and includes a mortgagee in possession; (b) the common property of any subdivided building, includes the strata corporation having control of the building, or the person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance of that common property; and (c) the common property of any building which is not subdivided, includes any person receiving any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of that common property;
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