Definitions

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires : (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of Chandigarh appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution; (b) Omitted. (c) "Building" means a house, out-house, stable, latrine, urinal, shed, hut, wall (other than a boundary wall) or any other structure, whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, metal or other material; (d) "Building Rules" means the Punjab Capital (Development and Regulation) Building Rules 1952 or any other rules made in exercise of the powers conferred under section 22 of the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952 (Punjab Act No 27 of 1952); (e) "Chief Fire Officer" means the Chief Fire Officer appointed as such by the Chief Administrator; (f) "Chandigarh" means the Union Territory of Chandigarh; (g) "Fire prevention and fire safety measures" means such measures as are necessary in accordance with the building rules for the prevention, control and fighting of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property in case of fire; (h) "Chief Administrator" means an officer appointed as such by the Central Government by notification in the official Gazette, to perform the functions of the Chief Administrator under the Capital of Punjab (Development and Regulation) Act, 1952; (i) "Nominated authority" means an officer not below the rank of a Station Officer nominated by the Chief Administrator for the purposes of this Act; (j) "Occupier" includes : (i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is so payable; (ii) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using the land or building; (iii) a rent-free tenant of any land or building; (iv) a licensee in occupation of any land or building; and (v) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land or building; (k) "Owner" includes a person who for the time being is receiving or is entitled to receive, the rent of any land or building whether on his own account or on account of himself and others or as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver or any other person or who would so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the land a building or part thereof were let to a tenant and also includes the Director of Estates of Government of India, the Chairman, Housing Board, Chandigarh, Executive Engineer, and Architect, Chandigarh Administration in respect of properties under their respective control; (l) "Premises" means any land or any building or part of a building appurtenant thereto which is used for storing explosives, explosive substances and dangerously inflammable substances. Explanation :- In this clause, "explosive", explosive substances and dangerously inflammable substances shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Explosives Act, 1884, the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and the Flammable Substances Act, 1952. In these rules the Context otherwise requires : (a) 'Act' means the Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986 as extended to the Union Territory, Chandigarh. (b) 'Forms' means Forms appended to these rules. (c) The words and expressions used in the Act. and not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.