Building Surveyors Act
2. Interpretation
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"Board" means the Building Surveyors Registration Board established by section 3;"building maintenance" means work undertaken in order to keep, restore or improve a facility or a part of the building, its services and surroundings to a currently acceptable standard and to sustain the utility and value of the facility and includes inspection, testing, servicing, classification to serviceability, repair, refurbishment, rebuilding, rehabilitation, reclamation, preparation of costed maintenance schedules, planning, budgeting and management of maintenance works;"building maintenance manual" means a compilation of specific maintenance actions, standards and guidelines for use in the maintenance of a building, building services and its surrounding;"building surveyor" means a person registered under section 22;"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary for the time being responsible for matters relating to housing;"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 5;"facilities management" means the integration of multi-disciplinary activities within the built environment and the management of the impact of the activities upon people and the workplace;"practising building surveyor" means a person who is registered and licensed under this Act and is carrying out the work of a building surveyor;"register" means the register required to be maintained under section 14;"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Board appointed under section 12.Source: Kenya Law