Definations.

For the purpose of this Chapter a person is said to re-erect a building who makes any material alteration or enlargement of a building or any part thereof. Explanation:- An alteration in a building shall be deemed to be material, if it (a) affects or is likely to affect prejudicially the stability or safety of the building or the condition of the building in respect of drainage, ventilation, sanitation or hygiene or (b) increases or diminishes the height or cubical capacity of or the area covered by the building or reduces the cubical capacity of any room in the building below the minimum prescribed in any bye-law or (c) converts into a place for human habitation a building or part of a building originally constructed for other purposes, or (d) involves the addition of any rooms, out-houses or other structures to any building, or (e) involves the constructions in a wall adjoining any land not belonging to the owner of the wall of a door opening on to such land, or (f) is an alteration of any kind which has been declared by any bye-laws to be a material alteration.