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2. Definitions

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Last amended by an amending law of 2026. 2 amendments in all.

In these Rules —“building” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act 1989, and any reference to a building includes a reference to a part of a building;“communal space”, for a building comprising Community Care Apartments, means any space in the building that is demarcated by the Board for communal use;“Community Care Apartments” means flats sold subject to Part 4 of the Housing and Development Act 1959 with the provision of care services and social activities to residents of each flat;“housing estate under construction” means any land vested in or held in trust for the Board —

(a)

that is the subject of an approval under section 5 of the Building Control Act 1989 for the plans of the building works carried out on the land; and

(b)

in respect of which no temporary occupation permit has been issued for any building where building works have been carried out under the approval;“launch date”, for a development, means the date specified by the Board on or after which persons may apply to purchase the flats that will be built as part of the development;“open space” means any area that is not in, on or part of a building;“temporary occupation permit”, in respect of a building or part of a building in a housing estate, means —

(a)

a temporary occupation permit granted under the Building Control Act 1989 for the building or part of the building; or

(b)

a certificate of statutory completion granted under that Act for that building or part of that building where no temporary occupation permit is so granted.

“building” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act 1989, and any reference to a building includes a reference to a part of a building;

“communal space”, for a building comprising Community Care Apartments, means any space in the building that is demarcated by the Board for communal use;

“Community Care Apartments” means flats sold subject to Part 4 of the Housing and Development Act 1959 with the provision of care services and social activities to residents of each flat;

“housing estate under construction” means any land vested in or held in trust for the Board —

(a)

that is the subject of an approval under section 5 of the Building Control Act 1989 for the plans of the building works carried out on the land; and

(b)

in respect of which no temporary occupation permit has been issued for any building where building works have been carried out under the approval;

“launch date”, for a development, means the date specified by the Board on or after which persons may apply to purchase the flats that will be built as part of the development;

“open space” means any area that is not in, on or part of a building;

“temporary occupation permit”, in respect of a building or part of a building in a housing estate, means —

(a)

a temporary occupation permit granted under the Building Control Act 1989 for the building or part of the building; or

(b)

a certificate of statutory completion granted under that Act for that building or part of that building where no temporary occupation permit is so granted.

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