3   Definitions

(1)  In this Regulation:

house drain means that part of the sewerage service that conveys (or is intended to convey) the discharges from soil pipes and waste pipes on premises.

house service pipe means such part of a water service pipe as is not a property service pipe.

Plumbing and Drainage Code of Practice means the New South Wales Code of Practice Plumbing and Drainage produced by the Committee on Uniformity of Plumbing and Drainage Regulations in New South Wales as in force from time to time.

property service pipe means such part of a water service pipe as lies between the service main and the water meter or, if there is no water meter, the boundary of the premises served by the service pipe.

septic tank means a fixed receptacle of watertight material used in connection with the bacterial treatment of sewage.

service main means a water main or a sewer main.

sewer main means a sewer main forming part of the council’s sewerage system, and:

(a)  includes risers or junctions provided by the council to enable a sewerage service to be connected to the main, and

(b)  if the main is located outside premises that are to be served—includes risers and the sewers and fittings connecting the main to the premises, but only up to the boundary of the premises or, if a boundary trap or interceptor trap is installed, up to the trap.

sewerage service, in relation to premises:

(a)  means the pipes, fittings and fixtures used or intended to be used in connection with the premises for the purpose of conveying sewage or permitted discharges from the premises to the council’s sewerage system, and

(b)  if a septic tank is installed on the premises and connects or is intended to connect (directly or indirectly) with the council’s sewerage system—includes an effluent tank or a sullage tank,

      but does not include a septic tank.

soil pipe means any pipe that conveys the discharge from human waste storage facilities, or from operating theatres or morgues, to the house drains.

the Act means the Local Government Act 1993.

waste pipe means any pipe which conveys discharges to a house drain from fixtures (other than human waste storage facilities) or operating theatres or morgues.

water main means a water main forming part of the council’s water supply system, and, if premises are or are to be connected to the main, includes water pipes and fittings connecting the main to the premises to the point within the premises at which the water meter is or is to be installed.

water service pipe means a pipe that connects premises to a water main.

(2)  The explanatory note, table of contents and notes in the text of this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.