2Interpretation

2 Interpretation

*[Section 2 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 ][Section 2 Amended by 25 Geo. V No. 97, s. 3 ][Section 2 Amended by 26 Geo. V No. 97, s. 3 ][Section 2 Amended by No. 67 of 1964, s. 2 ][Section 2 Amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 ][Section 2 Amended by No. 19 of 1980, s. 171 and Sched. 1 ][Section 2 Amended by No. 28 of 1994, s. 39 ]**[Section 2 Amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

bankruptcy includes liquidation by arrangement, and any other act or proceeding having, under any Act, effects or results similar to those of bankruptcy;

building purposes include the erecting and the improving of, and the adding to, and the repairing of buildings; and a building lease is a lease for building purposes or purposes connected therewith;

conveyance includes assignment, appointment, lease, settlement, and other assurance, made by deed, on a sale, mortgage, demise, or settlement of any property, or on any other dealing with or for any property;

Court means the Supreme Court;

covenant in gross means a covenant created under section 90AB ;

incumbrance includes a mortgage in fee, or for a less estate, and a trust for securing money, and a lien, and a charge of a portion, annuity, or other capital or annual sum; and incumbrancer includes every person entitled to the benefit of an incumbrance, or to require payment or discharge thereof;

instrument includes deed, will, schedule of easements under the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 , and Act;

land includes land of any tenure, and tenements and hereditaments corporeal or incorporeal, and houses and other buildings, also an undivided share in land; in relation to land income includes rents and profits, and includes receipt of income;