Interpretation

In the construction of these By-laws the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them, unless such meanings be repugnant to or inconsistent with the context or subject matter in which such words or expressions occur“domestic building” means a dwelling-house or an office building, or other out-building appurtenant to a dwelling-house, whether attached thereto or not, or a shop, or any other building not being a public building; “dwelling-house” means a building used or constructed or adopted to be used wholly or principally for human habitation; “new building” shall have the meaning assigned to it under section 2 of the Public Health ActCAP. 40. (a) the re-erection, wholly or partially, of any building of which an outer wall is pulled down or burnt down to or within ten feet of the surface of the ground adjoining the lowest storey of the building, and of any frame building so far pulled down or burnt down as to leave only the frame work of the lowest storey; or (b) the conversion into a dwelling-house of any building not originally constructed for human 10 Public Health habitation, or the conversion into more than one dwelling-house of a building originally constructed as one dwelling house only; or (c) the re-conversion into a dwelling-house of any building which has been discontinued as or appropriated for any purpose other than that of a dwelling-house; or (d) the making of any addition to an existing building by raising any part of the roof or by altering a wall, or making any projection from the building, but so far as regards the addition only; or (e) the roofing or covering over of an open space between walls or buildings.