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;
(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.