S.L. 623.8 Art. 3Interpretation. Cap. 623.   S.L. 424.36. Cap. 390.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Act" means the Building and Construction Authority Act;

"Authority" means the Building and Construction Authority established by article 5 of the Act and includes any body or other person acting on its behalf under powers delegated by the Authority under the Act, and the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, designate different bodies or persons as a competent authority for different provisions and different purposes of the Act or any regulations made thereunder;

"building" means any structure resultant from a works process;

"client" means the same as the meaning assigned to it in article 2 of the Act;

"contractor" means the same as the meaning assigned to it in article 2 of the Act;

"emergency" means an unexpected situation, or a sudden, unforeseen occurrence which requires immediate action to protect lives and, or property and, or economic livelihood; "enforcement notice" means the same as the meaning assigned under Part VI of the Act;

"footprint" means the space contained within the external walls of a building at all levels, including internal yards, shafts, terraces or courtyards totally enclosed or surrounded by the building, but excluding terraces, back yards, yards and pool decks not totally enclosed or surrounded by the building;

"hazardous material" means any object or agent (biological, chemical and, or physical) which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals or the environment either by itself or through interaction with other factors;

"hoarding" means a temporary structure enclosing a construction site during the works to restrict access and provide protection to the public;

"immediate vicinity" means the area up to thirty (30) metres from any site, and includes the footprint of the site in question, where by way of irregular management of a construction site the social, historic or environmental importance of the site or area is reduced;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for the construction industry;

"private property" means any land, whether developed or otherwise, or any other permanent structure whose title is vested in a private person or entity;

"public property" means any place to which the public has access to;

"site" means the place where the works shall be executed and where the equipment and, or materials and, or workers shall be delivered to;

"site manager" means a person carrying out the duty or duties provided for in these regulations. Such person shall be nominated by and responsible on behalf of the client to ensure the correct implementation of these regulations. The appointed site manager may be one (1) of the following:

(a) the client himself;

(b) the project supervisor as provided for in the

Work Place (Minimum Health and Safety Requirements for Work at Construction Sites) Regulations;

(c) a perit as defined under the Periti Act; or

(d) any other competent person;

"street" means any street, whether private or public, and includes any street, square, court, alley, lane, bridge, footway, passage or quay;

"tourism zone" means those areas defined by the competent authority responsible for tourism as tourism zones.

"transgressor" means that person or legal entity which has been served with an enforcement notice, or any person or legal entity which violates these regulations or any part thereof;

"works" means the permanent works and the temporary works, or either of them as appropriate, and include excavation, demolition, construction, building services works and finishing works.