Clause 2

by deleting the definitions of “building” and “Building Authority” and substituting the following definitions:“ “building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes —

a hut, shed or roofed enclosure;

a wall, earth retaining or stabilising structure, partition, gate, fence, paling, platform, post, pillar, hoarding or frame;

a slip, dock, wharf or jetty;

a culvert, crossing, bridge, underpass or tunnel;

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

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 Authority” means the Building Authority appointed under section 3(1);”;

by deleting the words “, ventilating system or fire protection system” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “building works” and substituting the words “or ventilating system”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “tenant” at the end of paragraph (a) of the definition of “owner”, the words “and includes a mortgagee in possession”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of “owner”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “property” at the end of paragraph (c) of the definition of “owner”, the words “or any body corporate constituted under an order made by the Minister pursuant to section 3 of the HUDC Housing Estates Act [Cap. 131]”;

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (c) of the definition of “owner”, the following paragraphs:“(d)in relation to the common property of residential and commercial property in any housing estate of the Housing and Development Board, means that Board; and

in relation to 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;”; and

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “site supervisor”, the following definition:“ “temporary building” means any building or structure constructed of short-lived materials or permitted to be used by the competent authority or Building Authority for a period not exceeding 36 months or such other period as may be prescribed;”.