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WATER (GENERAL) REGULATIONS 2021 - REG 5

Definitions

In these Regulations—

"bank" includes groyne;

"change "includes alter, cut off, add to, replace, remove and reconstruct;

"channel works" include—

        (a)     channels and ancillary works; and

        (b)     the following related works—

              (i)     bridges;

              (ii)     siphons;

              (iii)     inlets;

              (iv)     outlets;

              (v)     regulators;

              (vi)     controlling, metering and communication;

              (vii)     power and telemetry devices;

              (viii)     buried cables;

              (ix)     culverts;

              (x)     subways;

              (xi)     pipes;

              (xii)     fittings;

              (xiii)     drains;

              (xiv)     drop structures;

"construct" includes erect, lay, place, build or fabricate;

current water corporation has the meaning given in regulation 27 ;

"district", in relation to a water corporation, means any irrigation district, sewerage district, water supply district or waterway management district of a water corporation;

"drainage works "include—

(a)     drains and ancillary works, culverts and spillways; and

(b)     the following related works—

              (i)     drop structures;

              (ii)     control gates;

              (iii)     controlling, metering and communications;

              (iv)     power and telemetry devices;

              (v)     buried cables;

              (vi)     pipes;

              (vii)     fittings and escapes;

"employee", in relation to a water corporation, means an officer employed by that water corporation;

"excavate "includes dig or cut;

former water corporation has the meaning given in regulation 27 ;

"inspect "includes patrol;

"licensed conveyancer" means a person who holds a licence under the Conveyancers Act 2006 ;

"maintain "includes cleanse, flush, repair, and if necessary, remove;

"matter "includes timber, soil and vegetation;

pipeline works include

(a)     pipelines and ancillary works; and

(b)     the following related works—

              (i)     marker posts;

              (ii)     valves;

              (iii)     valve chambers;

              (iv)     housings;

              (v)     controlling, metering and communication;

              (vi)     power and telemetry devices;

              (vii)     buried cables;

              (viii)     vertical surgepipes;

              (ix)     air vessels;

              (x)     fittings;

              (xi)     connections;

              (xii)     anti-corrosion equipment;

              (xiii)     hatches;

              (xiv)     access points;

              (xv)     inspection openings and pits;

              (xvi)     cleaning pits;

              (xvii)     scouring devices;

              (xviii)     drains;

              (xix)     underground pumps;

              (xx)     underground and above-ground storage tanks;

"plant "includes machines, vehicles, equipment and materials;

"register of interests "means a register required to be maintained by a water corporation under section 115(1) of the Act;

"registrable interest "means an interest of a member of the board of directors of a water corporation or a nominated officer of a water corporation which must be disclosed by the member or nominated officer in a return required to be submitted under section 113 of the Act;

"soil "includes earth, stone and gravel;

"subway "means an underground access way or underground conduit;

"the Act "means the Water Act 1989 ;

"waterway management works "include—

(a)     drainage systems or drainage works; and

(b)     related subways; and

(c)     any other works related to waterway management functions;

"weir "includes dam or levee.



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