Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
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 0 a building or part of building; (ii) any fittings affixed to a building or part ofa building tor the more beneficial enjoyment thereof; and 50 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 31, 2013 (MAGHA |I, 1934 SAKA) (ii) any wall or well: (b) Director" means the Director, Local Government, Puniab (c) "Fire Officer" means the Fire Officer, Punjab, appointed as such by the Government; (d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Local Government: (e) "Nominated authority" means an officer incharge of a fire brigade as nominated by the Fire Officer: () "occupier" includes, (g) (ii) 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, an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land or building: ii) a rent-free tonant 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 *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 occunt 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, Governiment of lndia, and any authority J undertaking the work of development of build1ngs in Governmental, Co-operative, private or otherw ise in any other sectors ; (h) "premises" means any land or any building or part of a bui apartment thereto which is used for storing explosives. explosive substances and dangerously inflammable substances. 50 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), JANUARY 31,2013 (MAGHA TT, 1934 SAKA) I (iii) any wall or well: JE (bh) “Director” means the Director, Local Government. Punjab: (¢) “Fire Officer” means the Fire Officer, Punjab, appointed as + such by the Government | (d) “Government” means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Local Government. (¢) “Nominated authority” means an officer incharge of a fire brigade as nominated by the Fire Officer: (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) arent-free tonant of any land or building: (iv) alicensee in occupation of any land or building: and fv) any person who is liable to pay to the owner demages for the use and occupation of any land or building: rg) “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 occunt 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 10 a tenant and also includes the Director of Estates, Government of India, and any authonty 4 undertaking the work of development of buildings 18 Governmental, Co-operative, private or otherwise in an other sectors : premises” means any land or any building or part of a building apa % partment thereto which 1s used for storing explosives. explosive 5~ . PIosive substances and dangerously inflammable substances. : PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ.(EXTRA), JANUARY 31,2013 (MAGHHATI, 1934 SAKA) Explanation. ln this clause, 'explosive', 'explosive substances' and * dangerously intlammable substances` shall have the same meanings, the assigned to them in the Explosive Act, 1884, the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and the Inflammable Substance Act, 1952. respectively: (i)