Section 2
Interpretation
of Housing Development Corporation Ordinance, 2002
—
(1)
In this Ordinance—
“appointed date” means the date appointed under section 1 as the date of commencement of this Ordinance;
“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of
Directors of the Corporation constituted under section 5;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Corporation, and includes a Deputy Chairman appointed under section 5(2)(b);
“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive
Officer appointed under section 15, and includes any person appointed by the Board to temporarily discharge his duties;
“Commission” means the Housing and Development
Commission established under section 3 of the repealed
Ordinance;
“Corporation” means the Housing Development Corporation established by section 3;
“dealing” shall, subject to section 36, have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Land Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)], and includes a caveat;
“financial institution” means—
(a)
a bank or any financial institution licensed under the Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 [Act 372];
(b)
an Islamic bank licensed under the Islamic
Banking Act 1983 [Act 276]; or
(c)
a licensed offshore bank, licensed under the
Offshore Banking Act 1990 [Act 443], or any modification or substitution of those Acts for the time being in force;
“flat” means a horizontal stratum of any building or part thereof, whether such stratum or part is on one or more levels or is partially or wholly below the surface of the ground, and includes a parcel within a building subdivided or intended to be subdivided under the Strata Titles Ordinance, 1995 [Cap. 18];
“Fund” means the Housing Development Fund established under section 22(1);
“Government” means the Government of the State of
Sarawak;
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“house” means any building, premises or structure used for living accommodation or human occupation, and includes a flat;
“housing accommodation” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Housing Development (Control and
Licensing) Ordinance, 2013 [Cap. 69];
“housing developer” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Housing Development (Control and
Licensing) Ordinance, 2013 [Cap. 69];
[Sub. Cap. A159/2013]
“housing estate” means—
(a)
any area developed to provide housing accommodation, with amenities and facilities for the enjoyment or convenience of residents or occupiers of houses within such area;
(b)
any area having basic infrastructures, services and facilities provided by the Corporation for the development of housing accommodation; and
(c)
any area approved by the Government as a site for re-settlement of persons affected by any project or scheme initiated by the Government or any federal authority;
“local authority” means any local authority constituted under or named in the First Schedule to the Local Authorities
Ordinance, 1996 [Cap. 20];
“member” means any member of the Board of Directors appointed under section 5(2) and (3), and includes the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, a temporary Chairman, and an alternate member, nominated under section 5(5);
“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for housing in the Government;
“Registrar” shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Land Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)];
“repealed Ordinance” means the Housing and Development
Ordinance, 1971 [Ord. No. 17/71];
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board of Directors appointed under section 9(1), and includes any person appointed by the Board to discharge temporarily the functions of the
Secretary;
“shophouse” means any premises used wholly or partly for trade, business or commerce, and includes any building used partly for those purposes and partly as living accommodation;
“State land” shall have the same meaning assigned to that expression in the Land Code [Cap. 81 (1958 Ed.)].
(2)
References in this Ordinance to a flat, house or other living accommodation shall be construed to include references to the land appurtenant to such flat, house or other living accommodation.