South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WATERWORKS ACT 1932 - SECT 65A

65A—Interpretation

        (1)         In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears—

"commercial land" means ratable land that is not situated in a country lands water district and—

            (a)         that, in the opinion of the Minister, is used primarily for a commercial purpose; or

            (b)         that is not used for any purpose but was last used, in the opinion of the Minister, primarily for a commercial purpose;

"commercial purpose" in relation to the use of land means use of the land for one or more of the following purposes:

            (a)         wholesale trade in goods;

            (b)         retail trade in goods;

            (c)         the provision of a service of any kind,

but does not include a purpose excluded from this definition by regulation;

"country land" means ratable land situated in a country lands water district;

"non-commercial land" means country land, residential land and all other ratable land except commercial land;

"residential building" means a building that, in the opinion of the Minister, is used primarily for residential purposes but does not include a hotel, motel, boarding house or hostel;

"residential land" means ratable land that is not situated in a country lands water district and on which a residential building is situated but does not include land—

            (a)         on which a hotel, motel, boarding house or hostel is also situated; or

            (b)         that, in the opinion of the Minister, is used primarily for a commercial purpose;

"water rates" are the charges and rates under section 65B , as declared or fixed under this Division.

        (3)         The provision of goods or a facility of any kind for the temporary use of a person will be taken, for the purposes of the definition of "commercial purpose", to be the provision of a service to that person.