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Part VII —
exempt works means —
(a) the
maintenance, repair, minor alteration, reinstatement or replacement of
existing works;
(b) the
construction or provision of other works —
(i)
not being major or general works;
(ii)
being works in, on, under or over private land, which are
constructed or provided on, and at the request of the owner of, the land
served or to be served by the water services in respect of which the works are
required; or
(iii)
being works in, on, under or over Crown land or road
reserves and required to link other exempt works to existing works;
(c)
alterations to general works and additions or extensions to general works in,
on, under or over land vested in the Minister or the Corporation;
(d)
alterations, extensions or additions to major works where section 91 does
not apply; and
(e) such
other works of the nature specified in the Order as the Governor may, from
time to time by Order in Council, declare to be exempt works for the purposes
of this Act or a relevant Act, notwithstanding that such works may form part
of or be related to general works or major works;
general works means the construction or provision
of —
(a)
trunk and distribution water mains, pumping stations, pumping mains, control
and metering stations, main and branch sewers, main drains, irrigation
channels, compensating basins and water and sewerage reticulation mains, being
reticulation mains not constructed at the request of the owner of the land
affected;
(b) such
other works of a kind similar to the works referred to in paragraph (a)
of this definition as the Governor may, from time to time by Order in Council
declare to be general works for the purposes of this Act or a relevant Act;
and
(c)
works in, on, under or over private land, other than exempt works;
major works means the construction or provision
of —
(a)
dams, service reservoirs, bulk water storage facilities, groundwater schemes,
irrigation schemes, wastewater treatment plants or water treatment plants; and
(b) such
other works as the Minister —
(i)
considers, by virtue of their location, size or nature,
to be of sufficient public interest to require public advertisement and that
an opportunity to object or comment thereon should be given; and
(ii)
in the case of the Corporation — directs the
Corporation, either generally or in a specific case, to treat as major works.
[Section 86 inserted by No. 25 of 1985
s. 19; amended by No. 73 of 1995 s. 42; No. 38 of 2007
s. 124.]
[Heading inserted by No. 25 of 1985
s. 19.]