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### 204 Interpretation
> In this Part –
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> > ***responsible owner***, of a building, includes –
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> > > > (a) an owner as defined in [section 4](#GS4@EN) ; and
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> > > > (ab) [*\[Section 204 Amended by No. 39 of 2018, s. 35, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2018-039#GS35@EN) an occupier who has a contractual responsibility to maintain the essential building services of the building to which the contract relates; and
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> > > > (b) a body corporate formed in respect of the building under the [Strata Titles Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1998-017) .