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wise requires, have the same meaning in Part I. of the principal
Act as it has in Part II. of that Act, and shall include any court,
alley, street, square, or row of houses.
Amendment of definitions for purpose of Part II. of the
principal Act.
49.—(1) The words "means any inhabited building and"
shall be omitted from the definition of "dwelling-house" in section
twenty-nine of the principal Act.
(2) For the definition of owner in the same section the
following definition shall be substituted:—
"The expression 'owner,' in addition to the definition
given by the Lands Clauses Acts, includes all lessees or
mortgagees of any premises required to be dealt with under
this Part of this Act, except persons holding or entitled to
the rents and profits of such premises under a lease the
original term whereof is less than twenty-one years."
Definition of cottage.
50. For the definition of cottage in section 53 of the principal
Act the following definition shall be substituted:—
"The expression 'cottage' in this Part of this Act may
include a garden of not more than one acre."
Definition of Housing Acts.
51. In this Part of this Act the expression "Housing Acts"
means the principal Act, and any Act amending that Act, including
this Act.
Part II.
Town Planning.
Preparation and approval of town planning scheme.
54.—(1) A town planning scheme may be made in accordance
with the provisions of this Part of this Act as respects any land