5Definition of “construction work”

#### 5 Definition of “construction work” 5 Definition of “construction work” > > (1) In this Act, construction work means any of the following work— > > > > > (a) the construction, alteration, repair, restoration, maintenance, extension, demolition or dismantling of buildings or structures forming, or to form, part of land (whether permanent or not), > > > > > (b) the construction, alteration, repair, restoration, maintenance, extension, demolition or dismantling of any works forming, or to form, part of land, including walls, roadworks, power-lines, telecommunication apparatus, aircraft runways, docks and harbours, railways, inland waterways, pipelines, reservoirs, water mains, wells, sewers, industrial plant and installations for purposes of land drainage or coast protection, > > > > > (c) the installation in any building, structure or works of fittings forming, or to form, part of land, including heating, lighting, air-conditioning, ventilation, power supply, drainage, sanitation, water supply, fire protection, security and communications systems, > > > > > (d) the external or internal cleaning of buildings, structures and works, so far as it is carried out in the course of their construction, alteration, repair, restoration, maintenance or extension, > > > > > (e) any operation which forms an integral part of, or is preparatory to or is for rendering complete, work of the kind referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), including— > > > > > > > (i) site clearance, earth-moving, excavation, tunnelling and boring, and > > > > > > > (ii) the laying of foundations, and > > > > > > > (iii) the erection, maintenance or dismantling of scaffolding, and > > > > > > > (iv) the prefabrication of components to form part of any building, structure or works, whether carried out on-site or off-site, and > > > > > > > (v) site restoration, landscaping and the provision of roadways and other access works, > > > > > (f) the painting or decorating of the internal or external surfaces of any building, structure or works, > > > > > (g) any other work of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection. > > > (2) Despite subsection (1), construction work does not include any of the following work— > > > > > (a) the drilling for, or extraction of, oil or natural gas, > > > > > (b) the extraction (whether by underground or surface working) of minerals, including tunnelling or boring, or constructing underground works, for that purpose, > > > > > (c) any other work of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection. > > **s 5:** Am 2002 No 133, Sch 1 \[8\] \[9\].