Waterworks.

"gathering ground" means any surface of land or otherwise which collects the rainfall for the purposes of the waterworks;

"inside service" includes all pipes and fittings beyond the connexion to the main;

"licensed plumber" includes any person or persons or corporate body licensed by the water authority to construct, alter or repair inside services or fire services connected with or to be connected with the waterworks;

"main" includes any pipe owned and maintained by the water authority, including "connexions to the main";

"meter" includes any appliance or device used to measure, ascertain or regulate the amount of water taken or used from the waterworks;

"premises" includes any structure, building or part of a building, land without buildings, or any pier, sea-wall or wharf in the waters of the Colony;

"public standpipe" includes any fountain, standpipe, valve, tap or appliance provided and maintained by the water authority for the purpose of supplying water to the public;

"quarter" means any three consecutive months;

"water authority" means the Director of Public Works or such other person as the Governor may appoint to administer, manage or supervise the waterworks or water supply;

"waterworks" includes all gathering grounds, reservoirs, dams, weirs, tanks, cisterns, tunnels, filter beds, conduits, aqueducts, mains, pipes, meters, fountains, sluices, valves, hydrants, pumps, prime movers and all other structures or appliances used or constructed for the storage, conveyance, supply, measurement or regulation of water, and which have been constructed by or on behalf of the Government and are the property thereof, or which shall hereafter be used or constructed by the water authority;

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