1 SCOPE
This Code (Part 0) covers guidelines to be followed for judicious implementation of the provisions of various Parts/Sections of the National Building Code of India following an integrated approach.
2 TERMINOLOGY
For the purpose of this Part, the following definitions shall apply.
2.1 Authority Having Jurisdiction — The authority which has been created by a statute and which, for the purpose of administering the Code/Part, may authorize a committee or an official or an agency to act on its behalf; hereinafter called the ‘Authority’.
2.2 Building — Any structure for whatsoever purpose and of whatsoever materials constructed and every part thereof whether used as human habitation or not and includes foundation, plinth, walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, plumbing and building services, fixed platforms, verandah, balcony, cornice or projection, part of a building or anything affixed thereto or any wall enclosing or intended to enclose any land or space and signs and outdoor display structures. Tents/Shamianahs/Pandals, tarpaulin shelters, etc, erected for temporary and ceremonial occasions shall not be considered as building.
2.3 Owner — A person, a group of persons or a body having a legal interest in land and/or building thereon. This includes freeholders, leaseholders or those holding a sublease, who will have legal right to occupation and have liabilities in respect of safety or building condition.
In the case of lease or sublease holders, as far as ownership with respect to the structure is concerned, the structure of a flat or structure on a plot belongs to the allottee/lessee till the allotment/lease subsists.
NOTE — For the purpose of the Code, the word ‘owner’ will also cover the generally understood terms like ‘client’, ‘user’, etc.
3 GENERAL
3.1 Buildings shall be classified as Residential, Educational, Institutional, Assembly, Business, Mercantile, Industrial, Storage and Hazardous in groups and sub-divisions as classified in Part 4 ‘Fire and Life Safety’ of the Code.
For various related provisions of buildings with respect to administration; development control rules and
general building requirements; building materials; fire and life safety; structural design; construction management, practices and safety; building and plumbing services; landscape development, signs and outdoor display structures; sustainability; asset and facility management, and other Parts/Sections of the Code may be referred to. For provisions on sustainability of buildings and built environment, reference to the concerned Part may be made, which while also referring to the other Parts/Sections as may be required, gives a comprehensive approach to sustainability.
3.2 The brief coverage in various Parts/Sections of the Code which cover detailed provisions on different aspects of development of land/building construction activity, are given in Annex A, with a view to providing an overview for the users of the Code.