1. In this Regulation, unless the context indicates otherwise,
“accountant” means a member of the professional order of accountants specified in Schedule I to the Professional Code (chapter C-26) who is authorized, under the Act constituting that order, to practise the professional accounting activity required by the application of a provision of this Regulation; (comptable)
“actuary” means a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries; (actuaire)
“approved plan” means a guarantee plan meeting the standards and criteria established by this Regulation and approved by the Régie du bâtiment du Québec; (plan approuvé)
“beneficiary” means a person, a partnership, an association, a non-profit organization or a cooperative that enters into a contract with a contractor for the sale or construction of a new residential building and, in the case of the common portions of a building held in divided co-ownership, the syndicate of co-owners; (bénéficiaire)
“building” means the building itself, including the installations and equipment necessary for its use, specifically, the artesian well, connections with municipal or government services, the septic tank and its absorption field and the subsoil drain; (bâtiment)
“building professional” means an architect, an engineer or a technologist who is a member of a professional order and is trained in the field of engineering or construction; (professionnel du bâtiment)
“contractor” means a person holding a general contractor’s licence authorizing him to carry out or have carried out, in whole or in part, for a beneficiary, construction work on a new residential building governed by this Regulation; (entrepreneur)
“manager” means a non-profit legal person authorized by the Board to manage a guarantee plan, or a provisional manager designated by the Board under section 83 of the Building Act (chapter B-1.1); (administrateur)
“officer” means a person deemed to be an officer within the meaning of section 45 of the Building Act. (dirigeant)
O.C. 841-98, s. 1; O.C. 156-2014, s. 1.