GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' HOUSING ACT 1964 - SECT 5
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' HOUSING ACT 1964 - SECT 5
5 . Interpretation
In this Act unless the
context requires otherwise —
Account means the Government Employees’
Housing Authority Account referred to in section 24;
Authority means the Housing Authority referred to
in section 6(4) of the Housing Act 1980 ;
Department means any department which principally
assists the Minister for Public Sector Management or the Minister in the
administration of Part 3 of the School Education Act 1999 ; and includes any
other department or any Crown instrumentality, hospital, board, body corporate
or other body of whatever description that the Governor declares by
proclamation to be a Department for the purposes of this Act;
Government employee means a person employed under
the State in any capacity in any Department to which this Act applies;
house means any building, including any single,
attached or multi-storey dwelling unit, edifice; structure or erection, or any
part thereof which, or any part of which, has been used or is used or is
intended to be used as a dwelling; and includes outbuildings, fences, walls
and permanent provision for lighting, heating, water supply, drainage and
sewerage and other appurtenances of a house;
member means a person occupying any of the offices
of the Authority, including that of chairman;
officer means any officer of the Authority, or of
the agent of the Authority, authorised by the Authority or the agent, in
respect of or whose duty it is to deal with or to act in regard to any acts,
matters or things in connection with which the term is used;
tenant includes any person deriving title under
the original tenant.
[Section 5 amended: No. 36 of 1999 s. 247; No. 28
of 2006 s. 298; No. 77 of 2006 s. 17.]
[ 6. Deleted: No. 28 of 2006 s. 299.]