South Australian Consolidated Regulations South Australian Consolidated RegulationsIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
"the Act" means the Waterworks Act 1932;
"allotment" has the same meaning as in Part 19AB of the Real
Property Act 1886 but also includes common property and community and
development lots within the meaning of the Community Titles Act 1996 and
common property and units within the meaning of the Strata Titles
Act 1988 ;
"business day" means every day except Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday;
"capital contribution" means the amount for the time being payable under Part
4 Division 1;
"council" means a municipal or district council;
"Directions" means the directions published by the Corporation under
regulation 17 that are for the time being in force;
"fire service" means a hydrant connected to the waterworks and designed to
supply water for fighting fires;
"inner Adelaide area" means the area delineated in Schedule 1;
"licensed plumbing contractor" means a person who is the holder of a plumbing
contractors licence granted under the Plumbers, Gas Fitters and
Electricians Act 1995 ;
"meter" means a meter connected (or that is designed for connection) to the
waterworks to measure the quantity of water supplied from the waterworks;
"owner" of land means—
(a)
where the land is unalienated Crown land—the Crown;
(b)
where the land has been alienated from the Crown by grant in fee
simple—the holder of an estate in fee simple in the land;
(c)
where the land is held of the Crown by lease or licence—the lessee or
licensee;
(d)
where the land is held of the Crown under an agreement to purchase—the
person who is entitled to the benefit of the agreement;
"non-urban area" means an area that is not an urban area;
"registered plumbing worker" means a person authorised by registration under
Part 3 of the Plumbers, Gas Fitters and Electricians Act 1995 to carry
out water plumbing work;
"the revoked regulations" means the Waterworks Regulations 1974 revoked
by these regulations;
"standard capital contribution"—see regulation 29;
"the undertaking" means the undertaking defined in the Sewerage Act 1929
;
"urban area" means an area designated as an urban area in the Urban Service
Areas Handbook;
"the Urban Service Areas Handbook" means the handbook of that name maintained
by the Corporation;
"water connection" in relation to an allotment means—
(a) the
pipes and fittings (excluding a meter) connecting (or installed for the
purpose of connecting) the allotment to a main pipe across part of a street,
road or other land;
(b)
where the main pipe is situated in the allotment—the fitting (but not a
meter) connecting (or installed for the purpose of connecting) the allotment
to the main pipe;
"water heater" means an appliance (not being pressure equipment as defined by
clause 2 of Schedule 2 of the Occupational Health, Safety and
Welfare Act 1986 ) the principal function of which is to heat water for
supply to parts of a building by means of pipes.