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Water Services Act 2021

Standards, enforcement, and other matters - Infringement offences

149: Interpretation

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You need to know what some words mean in this part of the law. An infringement fee is the fee for an offence that is stated in regulations made under section 200. An infringement offence is one of the offences listed in regulations made under section 200, which can include offences against certain parts of the law, like subpart 11, or against secondary legislation made under this Act.

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Part 3Standards, enforcement, and other matters
Infringement offences

149Interpretation

  1. In this subpart,—

    infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means the infringement fee for the offence specified in regulations made under section 200

      infringement offence means one of the following that is declared by regulations made under section 200 to be an infringement offence for the purposes of this Act:

      1. an offence against a provision in subpart 11 of this Part, other than an offence against section 171, 173, or 174:
        1. an offence against secondary legislation made under this Act.

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        • Section 149 infringement offence paragraph (b): amended, on , by section 167 of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).