Commentary on Sections Glossary History Section 279: Qualifying hotels
983.This section is based on section 19 of CAA 1990. It defines “qualifying hotel”. A qualifying hotel is an industrial building. See section 271(1)(b)(ii).
984.Section 19(1) of CAA 1990 refers to accommodation in “a building or buildings”. This Act refers only to “a building”. But section 6(c) of the Interpretation Act 1978 provides that, unless there is a clear contrary intention, words in the singular include the plural.