286. Definitions
In this Sub-Part—
“arson” means any offence committed by fire as referred to in this Sub-Part;
“building” means any structure, booth, tent, excavation, cave or other covered place, whether fixed or movable, which is constructed, used, or adapted for the habitation, or meeting, or shelter of human beings, or for the keeping or shelter of any cattle or goods, or for the manufacture, keeping, or sale of goods, and any fixture in or attached to a building;
“damage” includes not only damage to property, but also any interruption of its use, or any interference with it, by which the property becomes permanently or temporarily useless, or by which it becomes necessary to incur some expense in order to render the property fit for the purposes for which it is used or maintained and in relation to a mine includes the flooding of a mine;
“dwelling-house” means any building or vessel or any part of a building or vessel which, is ordinarily or at the time of the alleged crime occupied by the person, whether as an owner or as a tenant, servant, trespasser, or otherwise as a sleeping place during the night or any part of the night; and includes an outhouse or covered place which connects by an interior or covered doorway, window, passage, or other opening, with a building and is part of that building, whether or not the doorway, window, passage, or opening is used or fastened on either side or both sides, and whether the outhouse or covered place is occupied by the same person as the building or by a different person, or is not occupied by the person;
“mine” includes any mine of coal, metal, stone, or any other mineral or matter whether it is under ground, or wholly or partly open.