283Definitions

#### 283 Definitions 283 Definitions > In this Part— > > area of operations of a water supply authority means the area of operations prescribed by the regulations in relation to that authority. > > charging year, in relation to a water supply authority, means— > > > (a) the period of 12 months declared by an order in force under Division 6 to be the charging year for the water supply authority, or > > > (b) if the charging year is changed under that Division by a further order, the period between the end of one charging year and the beginning of the next. > > development area means an area of land declared by an order in force under Division 6 to be a development area. > > discharge approval—see section 300A(4). > > drainage area means an area of land declared by an order in force under Division 6 to be a drainage area. > > drainage service means that part of drainage pipework up to its point of connection to a water supply authority’s drainage system. > > drainage service pipe means a pipe connecting a drainage service to a water supply authority’s drainage system, and includes the plumbing fittings connected to the pipe. > > floodplain means an area of land declared by an order in force under Division 6 to be a floodplain. > > meter includes any measuring device. > > plumbing fitting includes any pipe, apparatus or fixture used for plumbing work. > > plumbing work means work comprising or affecting— > > > (a) a water supply service pipe or its connection (whether directly or indirectly) with a water supply authority’s water supply system, or > > > (b) a sewerage service pipe or its connection (whether directly or indirectly) with a water supply authority’s sewerage system, or > > > (c) a drainage service pipe or its connection (whether directly or indirectly) with a water supply authority’s drainage system. > > river management area means an area of land declared by an order in force under Division 6 to be a river management area. > > service charge means any of the following— > > > (a) a water service charge, > > > (b) a sewerage service charge, > > > (c) a drainage service charge, > > > (d) a loan service charge, > > > (e) a developmental works service charge, > > > (f) a flood mitigation service charge, > > > (g) a river management service charge, or > > > (h) a special industry service charge, > > that may be levied under Division 6. > > sewage work means a work (such as a pump, pipe or channel) for the purpose of removing sewage or other waste matter from land, including a reticulated system of such works, and includes— > > > (a) all associated pipes, valves, pumps and other equipment, and > > > (b) all sewage treatment or sewage processing plants and their outfalls and drainage beds, > > but does not include any work declared by the regulations not to be a sewage work. > > sewerage service means that part of sewerage pipework, including all sanitary fixtures, up to its point of connection to a water supply authority’s sewerage system. > > sewerage service pipe means a pipe connecting a sewerage service to a water supply authority’s sewerage system, and includes the plumbing fittings connected to the pipe. > > special area means an area of land declared under Division 4 to be a special area. > > special industry means an industry declared by an order in force under Division 6 to be a special industry. > > water management work means a water supply work, drainage work, sewage work or flood work, and includes a work in the nature of a water supply work (being a work that receives water from a water supply work under the control or management of a water supply authority). > > water supply service means that part of water supply pipework from its point of connection to a water supply authority’s water supply system up to and including its outlet valves. > > water supply service pipe means a pipe connecting a water supply service to a water supply authority’s water supply system, and includes the plumbing fittings connected to the pipe. > > water supply work includes any work that receives water from a water supply work under the control or management of a water supply authority. > > **s 283:** Am 2001 No 34, Sch 4.71 \[5\]; 2002 No 138, Sch 4 \[4\] \[5\]; 2008 No 73, Sch 6 \[26\]; 2018 No 31, Sch 1 \[58\]; 2024 No 80, Sch 1\[10\].