Safe Drinking Water Act 2003

In this Act—

approved auditor means a person approved to conduct risk management plan audits under section 13;

authorised officer means a person who holds an appointment as an authorised officer under section 48;

council means a municipal council;

drinking water is water that is intended for human consumption or for purposes connected with human consumption, such as the preparation of food or the making of ice for consumption or for the preservation of unpackaged food, whether or not the water is used for other purposes;

regulated water is water that is the subject of a declaration made by the Minister under section 6;

retention period means a period of 60 days after the seizure of a thing under this Act;

risk management plan has the meaning set out in section 9;

risk management plan audit has the meaning set out in section 10;

S. 3 def. of Secretary substituted by No. 29/2010 s. 70(2).

Secretary means the Department Head (within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004) of the Department of Health;

water quality standard means a quality standard specified for drinking water by regulations made for the purposes of section 17;

S. 3 def. of water storage manager amended by Nos 85/2006 s. 173(Sch. 1 item 11.1), 17/2012 s. 95(a).

water storage manager means—

S. 3 def. of water supplier amended by Nos 17/2012 s. 95(b), 19/2018 s. 249(1), 39/2024 s. 119.

water supplier means any of the following that supplies drinking water or regulated water to the public—

* * * * *

water supply premises means any premises that has been, is being, or is to be, used in connection with the supply, storage, treatment, transport, harvesting, sale or analysis of drinking water, other than a premises that only stores or treats drinking water for the purposes of those using the premises.