Definitions

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "building" means any shop, house, hut, outhouse, stable, a factory, an industrial shed and a temporary structure erected by means of tents and structures raised for entertainment purposes whether roofed or not and whether used for the purposes of human habitation or otherwise and whether of masonry, bricks, wood, mud, thatch, metal or any other material whatever and includes, (i) the garden, ground and out-houses appertaining to a building or part of building;

1. (ii) any fittings affixed to a building or part of a building for the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; and
2. (iii) any wall or well;

1. (b) "Director" means the Director, Local Government, Punjab;
2. (c) "Fire Officer" means the Fire Officer, Punjab, appointed as such by the Government;
3. (d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Local Government;
4. (e) "Nominated authority" means an officer incharge of a fire brigade as nominated by the Fire Officer;
5. (f) "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 paid or is payable;
   • (ii) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his 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 demages for the use and occupation of any land or building;
6. (g) "owner" includes a person who for the time being is receiving or is entitled to receive, the rent of any land or building or premises, whether on his own account or on account of himself and others or as an agent, trustee, gurdian or receiver for any other person who should so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the land or building or premises or part thereof were let to a tenant and also includes the Director of Estates, Government of India, and any authority undertaking the work of development of buildings in Governmental, Co-operative, private or otherwise in any other sectors;
7. (h) "premises" means any land or any building or part of a building apartment 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 same meanings, as assigned to them in the Explosive Act, 1884, the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and the Inflammable Substance Act, 1952, respectively;
   • (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
8. (j) "safety measures" means such measures as are necessary for the prevention, control and fighting of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property in case of fire as specified in the National Building Code of India, 2005, as ammended from time to time.