Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression "to erect building" means,- (a) to erect a new building on any site whether previously built upon or not; (b) to re-erect - (i) any building of which more than one-half of the cubical contents above the level of the plinth have been pulled down, burnt or destroyed ; or (ii) any building of which more than one-half of the superficial area of the external walls above the level of the plinth has been pulled down ; or (iii) any frame building of which more than half of the number of the posts or beams in the external walls have been pulled down ; (c) to convert into a dwelling house any building or any part of a building not originally constructed for human habitation or, if originally so constructed, subsequently appropriated for any other purpose ; ( d) to convert into more than one dwelling houses a building originally constructed as one dwelling house only ; ( e) to convert into a place of religious worship or into sacred building any place or building not originally constructed for such purpose ; (f) to roof or cover an open space between walls or buildings to the extent of the structure which is formed by the roofing or covering of such space ; (g) to convert two or more tenements in a building into greater or lesser number; (h) to convert into a stall, shop, warehouse or godown, stable, factory or garage any building not originally constructed for use as such or which was not so used before the charge; The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, October 1, 2019 (i) to convert a building which when originally constructed was legally exempt from the operations of any building regulations contained in this Act or in any bye-laws made there under or in any other law, into a building which had it been originally erected in its converted form, would have been subject to such building regulations; and

1. (a) to erect a new building on any site whether previously built upon or not;
2. (b) to re-erect -
   • (i) any building of which more than one-half of the cubical contents above the level of the plinth have been pulled down, burnt or destroyed ; or
   • (ii) any building of which more than one-half of the superficial area of the external walls above the level of the plinth has been pulled down ; or
   • (iii) any frame building of which more than half of the number of the posts or beams in the external walls have been pulled down ;
3. (c) to convert into a dwelling house any building or any part of a building not originally

constructed for human habitation or, if originally so constructed, subsequently

appropriated for any other purpose ;

( d) to convert into more than one dwelling houses a building originally constructed as one

dwelling house only ;

( e) to convert into a place of religious worship or into sacred building any place or building

not originally constructed for such purpose ;

1. (f) to roof or cover an open space between walls or buildings to the extent of the structure which is formed by the roofing or covering of such space ;
2. (g) to convert two or more tenements in a building into greater or lesser number;
3. (h) to convert into a stall, shop, warehouse or godown, stable, factory or garage any building not originally constructed for use as such or which was not so used before the charge; The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, October 1, 2019
   • (i) to convert a building which when originally constructed was legally exempt from the operations of any building regulations contained in this Act or in any bye-laws made

there under or in any other law, into a building which had it been originally erected in

its converted form, would have been subject to such building regulations; and