Section R. 125.1002 - DefinitionsRule 2.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Act" means Act No. 1 of the Public Acts of 1966, as amended, being S125.1351 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(b) "Agency" means a state department, bureau, division, section, board, commission, trustee, authority, or officer created by the constitution, statute, or agency action.(c) "Applicant" means the owner or the owner's builder, architect, engineer, or agent.(d) "Appropriate administrative authority" means any of the following:(i) The department of management and budget.(ii) The department of education.(iii) The department of labor.(iv) A unit of state government which has the duty and responsibility for issuing building permits.(v) A local unit of government which has the duty and responsibility for issuing building permits.(e) "Authorized agent" means the personnel assigned to the board pursuant to section 5(11) of the act.(f) "Barrier free design requirements" means the requirements contained in Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being S125.1501 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the rules promulgated thereunder.(g) "Board" means the barrier free design board created by section 5 of the act.(h) "Business day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday, or a state holiday.(i) "Code" means the state construction code promulgated pursuant to Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, as amended, being S125.1501 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(j) "Day" means a calendar day.(k) "Owner" means the person conducting business at the public facility or facility used by the public.(l) "Party" means a person or agency named or admitted, or properly seeking or entitled of right to be admitted, as a party in a contested case.(m) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any kind.(n) "Petitioner" means a person who files a petition to intervene pursuant to R 125.1005.(o) "Presiding officer" means the board or 1 or more administrative law judges designated by the board.(2) The terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.(3) The terms defined in the code have the same meanings when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 125.1002