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4.2.5.6 — Loss of Ground

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(1) At all phases of excavation and construction, loss of ground due to water or any other cause shall be prevented.

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excavation

means the space created by the removal of soil, rock or fill for the purposes of construction.

construct

to do anything in the erection, installation, extension or material alteration or repair of a building and includes the installation of a building unit fabricated or moved from elsewhere; Act

construction

has a corresponding meaning to “construct”; Act

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