Section 3

“abandoned housing development”

means housing development which has been abandoned as declared by the

Minister under section 27(2);

“bank” means any bank licensed under the Financial

Services Act 2013 [Act 758] and the Islamic Financial Services

Act 2013 [Act 759];

“body of persons” means a group of persons, not being an incorporated body or group;

“company” means any company incorporated under the

Companies Act 1965 [Act 125], and any written law previously in force in Sarawak relating to companies;

“Controller” means the Controller of Housing appointed under section 5 and includes the Deputy Controller;

“designated licensed housing developer” means a housing developer directed by the Minister to assume control and carry on business of a housing developer under section 27(1)(c);

“finance company” means any finance company licensed under the Financial Services Act 2013 [Act 758];

“firm” means an unincorporated body of persons (whether consisting of individuals or of corporations or partly of individuals and partly of corporations) associated together for the purpose of carrying on business;

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“housing accommodation” includes any building, tenement or messuage which is wholly or principally constructed, adapted or intended for human habitation or partly for human habitation and partly as business premises or such other types of accommodation as may be prescribed by the Minister pursuant to section 4;

“housing developer” means any person, body of persons, company, firm or society (by whatever name described) carrying out the business of a housing development including, where appropriate, a licensed housing developer;

“housing development” means the carrying out of any building operations for the purpose of erecting in any manner housing accommodation in, on, over or under any land or the collection of moneys therefor, or the sale of such housing accommodation;

“Housing Development Account” means an account opened and maintained by a licensed housing developer pursuant to section 12;

“housing development area” means an area where the developer undertakes to construct housing accommodation or any other buildings, including commercial or industrial buildings and roads, bridges, drains and other works;

“housing lot” means any piece of land surveyed or otherwise, to which a lot number has been assigned to it and which is subject to the restrictions and conditions expressed in the document of title or contained in the Land Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)];

“Inspector” means an Inspector of Housing appointed under section 5;

“licence” means a licence granted under section 6;

“licensed housing developer” means any housing developer licensed under section 6 to engage in or carry out or undertake a housing development;

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“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for housing;

“occupation permit” means an occupation permit for occupation of a building issued under the Buildings Ordinance,

1994 [Cap. 8];

“purchaser” means any person who purchases a housing accommodation or who has any dealing with a housing developer in respect of the acquisition of a housing accommodation, and includes any person who has subsequently purchased such housing accommodation;

“stakeholder” means any advocate or firm of advocates holding moneys as stakeholder for payment to a housing developer pursuant to sale and purchase agreements in respect of a housing development;

“ Tribunal” means the Tribunal for Housing Purchaser

Claims established under section 34.