Waterworks Clauses Act 1952

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

lake includes swamp, pond, dam, and well;

prescribed means prescribed by by-law;

source of supply means any place from which the undertakers are by the special Act authorized to take water for the purposes of the special Act;

stream includes spring, brook, river, and other running water;

street includes any highway, other than a highway through a building, and any public square, court, or place within the limits of the special Act;

take, used in relation to water, includes divert and hold back;

the limits of the special Act, if not specified in the special Act, means the water district and the vicinity of the source of the supply, and any lands required for bringing water from the source of supply into the water district;

the special Act means any Act authorizing the construction of waterworks with which this Act or any part thereof is incorporated;

the undertakers means the persons authorized by the special Act to construct the waterworks;

the undertaking means the waterworks, and all works, engines, buildings, pipes, and other accessories connected therewith authorized by the special Act to be constructed, laid, installed, or maintained by the undertakers for the purposes of the special Act;

water district means the water district defined by or under the special Act;

water storage area means land that is used for the storage of water for supply to the public for domestic purposes in a water district and any land appurtenant to any such storage area.