1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“Appeal Board” means the Building Code Appeal Board established under section 43.(Commission d’appel)
“building” means a building as defined in the Code.(bâtiment)
“building inspector” means
(inspecteur des constructions)
(a)
a person who has the primary responsibility to the commission for the enforcement of local government by-laws or other provincial laws with respect to building and construction within the region, and
(b)
a person appointed under subsection 71(2) of the
Local Governance Act.
“Chief Building Inspector” means a Chief Building Inspector appointed by a council under subsection 71(2) of the Local Governance Act. (inspecteur en chef des constructions)
“Code” means the National Building Code adopted by reference in the regulations.(Code)
“commission” means a regional service commission established under the Regional Service Delivery Act.(commission)
“construct” means to do anything in the erection, installation, extension or material alteration or repair of a building and includes the installation of a building unit fabricated or moved from elsewhere.(construire)
“council” means a council as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Local Governance Act. (conseil)
“court” means The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, and includes any judge of that court.(cour)
“demolish” means to do anything in the removal of a building or any material part of a building.(démolir)
“emergency” includes a situation in which there is imminent danger to public safety or of serious harm to a building.(situation d’urgence)
“local government” means a local government as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Local Governance Act.(gouvernement local)
“local service district” means a local service district as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Local Governance Act.(district de services locaux)
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Safety and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf.(ministre)
“Municipal Chief Building Inspector” Repealed: 2017, c.20, s.115
“municipal council” Repealed: 2017, c.20, s.115
“municipality” Repealed: 2017, c.20, s.115
“owner” means a person who holds title to real property and includes any person who has entered into an agreement to purchase the real property.(propriétaire)
“professional” means an engineer, architect or geoscientist authorized to practise in the Province and includes any person authorized to practise in the Province a profession prescribed by regulation.(professionel)
“Provincial Chief Building Inspector” means the Provincial Chief Building Inspector appointed under section 15 and includes any person designated by the Provincial Chief Building Inspector to act on his or her behalf.(inspecteur en chef provincial des constructions)
“unincorporated area” Repealed: 2017, c.20, s.115
2012, c.44, s.13; 2016, c.37, s.118; 2017, c.20, s.115; 2019, c.2, s.95