214Emergency work

214 Emergency work

For the purposes of this Act, emergency work is building work, plumbing work or demolition work that –

(a) is required to be performed under an emergency order; or

(b) is required on reasonable grounds to be performed in an emergency, or to circumvent an emergency –

(i) to protect public health or safety; or

(ii) to prevent significant damage to property; or

(iii) to prevent a waste of water; or

(iv) to restore a water supply that has been cut off to prevent a waste of water; or

(v) to free a blocked pipe.