In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Chief Surveyor means the Chief Surveyor for the land district in which is situated any land to be dealt with or affected under this Part
District Land Registrar means the District Land Registrar of the land registration district in which is situated any land to be dealt with or affected under this Part; and includes the Registrar of Deeds for that district
irrigation scheme or scheme means any water supply works constructed by or on behalf of the Minister of Works and Development or the responsible Minister under Part 19 of the Public Works Act 1981 or the corresponding provisions of any former Public Works Act or any other enactment; and includes—
(a) pipelines, canals, water races, dams, weirs, and other facilities used or intended to be used for or in connection with any such works:
(b) any right to enter, use, occupy, carry out work on, or store water on, any land, or to the support of any land for any dam, pursuant to section 223 of the Public Works Act 1981 or the corresponding provisions of any former Public Works Act, for the purposes of any such works:
(c) any mining privilege, or right to dam any river or stream or to divert, take, use, or discharge water, for the purposes of any such works:
(d) any use of land permitted under a district scheme under the Town and Country Planning Act 1977, or under any provision of that Act, for the purposes of any such works:
(e) any agreement for the supply of water for the purposes of any such works
mining privilege means a current mining privilege as defined in section 2 of the Water and Soil Conservation Amendment Act 1971
Minister means the responsible Minister.
Section 2 irrigation scheme or scheme: amended, on 1 July 1995, pursuant to section 6(3) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 31).
Section 2 Minister: amended, on 1 July 1995, pursuant to section 6(3) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 31).