(1) This Act may be called the *[Gujarat] Building (Control on Erection 4 [Reerection and conversion]) Act, 1948.
(2) It extends to the areas specified in the Schedule.
(3) The 5 [State] Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that it shall also extend to any other area specified in such notification.
6 * * * * * * * * 7 [(4) In the areas to which this Act extends for the time being, the provisions thereof shall, after the date of the commencement of the Bombay Building (control on Erection) (Amendment) Act, 1950, apply only to building which are intended to be used for the purpose of a theatre, a cinema or any other place of public amusement :
Provided that in the City of Bombay, the Bombay Suburban District and the Thana Taluka of the Thana District, the said provisions shall after the aforesaid date also to buildings intended to be used for and industrial undertaking.]
9 [Provided further that the State government may by notification in the Official Gazette direct that the provisions of this Act shall apply to such areas, such of the aforesaid classed of buildings and from such date as may be specified in the notification.]
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context,—
(i) " building '' means a house, out-house, stable, shed, hut and every other structure, involving use of bricks, cement, asbestos cement sheets, iron, steel or any other material which the 10 [State] Government may by notification in the Official Gazette specify.
Explanation.—Use of iron or steel by way of nails or screws or doors, windows and fastenings shall not be deemed to be use of iron or steel within the meaning of this definition.
Short title, 8 [extent and application.]
Bom. XV of 1950.
Definitions.
[1948: Bom. XXXI Gujarat Building (Control on Erection, Re-erection and Conversion) Act, 1948.
(ii) " Controller " means the person appointed as such under section 3 ;
11 [(ii-a) " conversion of a building '' means to use or permit to be used for the, purpose, of an industrial undertaking, any building to which this Act, applies, which was erected, re-erected, or used, or intended to be used, for any other purpose ; and " to convert " shall be construed accordingly :
Provided that a building shall not be deemed to be used or permitted to be used for an industrial undertaking by reason only of its being used as a godown, storehouse, or warehouse but any change in the use of such building for the purpose of any other industrial undertaking shall be deemed to be a conversion of the same.]
(iii) " erection or re-erection of a building " includes any alteration to, or enlargement of, or addition to, any building and the expression " erect or re-erect a building " shall be construed accordingly ;
(iv) " prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;
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3. The 10 [State] Government may, by notification in the, Official Gazette, appoint for any area, one or more persons to be the Controllers of Buildings for the purposes of this Act.