Section 44 – Interpretation of Part IV
London Building Act (Amendment) Act 1939
In this Part of this Act unless the context otherwise requires the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them :—
“foundation” in relation to a wall means the solid ground or artificially formed support resting on solid ground on which the wall rests;
“party wall” means—
(i) a wall which forms part of a building and stands on lands of different owners to a greater extent than the projection of any artificially formed support on which the wall rests; and
(ii) so much of a wall not being a wall referred to in the foregoing paragraph (i) as separates buildings belonging to different owners;
“special foundations” means foundations in which an assemblage of steel beams or rods is employed for the purpose of distributing any load.
London Building Act (Amendment) Act 1939
- Section 4 – Interpretation
- Section 44 – Interpretation of Part IV
- Section 45 – Rights of owners of adjoining lands where junction line not built on
- Section 46 – Rights of owners of adjoining lands where junction line built on
- Section 47 – Party Structure Notices
- Section 48 – Counter notices
- Section 49 – Dissent from notices
- Section 50 – Underpinning
- Section 51 – Execution of Works
- Section 53 – Power of entry by building owner
- Section 54 – Saving for easements
- Section 55 – Settlement of Differences
- Section 56 – Expenses in respect of party structures
- Section 57 – Security for expenses
- Section 58 – Account of expenses
- Section 59 – Recovery of expenses