frontager "frontager" means the owner of premises fronting on, adjoining, abutting on, or (though not actually so fronting, adjoining or abuting) adjacent or accessible to a street or back-lane or where - (a) the owner of the premises by himself or his tenant has the right to use or commonly does use the street or back-lane as a means of access to or drainage from the premises; and (b) in the opinion of the local authority, the use or the right to use is for the advantage or behalf of the land; ACT 133 - STREET, DRAINAGE AND BUILDING ACT 1974 3. Interpretation.