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Moveable dwellings
Cap. 131, s. 26 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A moveable dwelling shall include any tent, any van or other conveyance whether on wheels or not and any shed or similar structure, being a tent, van, conveyance, shed or similar structure, which is used only temporarily or intermittently for human habitation; or any building or part of a building which is erected for experiment upon or research into the behaviour of any material, method of construction or design technique,
provided that such experiment or research has been approved in writing by the Director or the Technical Manager or by the Head of one of the organizations involved in the research activity.
(2) No moveable building shall be erected without the approval of the Authority or Building Unit.
(3) The Authority shall determine the conditions which shall apply to the construction or installation of moveable buildings and such buildings shall be considered to be temporary and the Authority shall on application of the owner, consider and decide on the period during which the building shall be used and the conditions of its use.
Amended by: 39 of 2017; 39 of 2017
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