140Interpretation

1. In this subpart and in section 205,—

   drinking water network means a drinking water supply that is operated by, for, or on behalf of, or whose operation or aspects of whose operation are supervised by, one of the following:

   1. a local authority, water organisation, or subsidiary of a water organisation:
   2. a department:
   3. the New Zealand Defence Force

   drinking water network operator means—

   1. each of the following entities (to the extent that a drinking water network is operated, or its operation or aspects of its operation are supervised, by, for, or on behalf of the entity):
      1. a local authority, water organisation, or subsidiary of a water organisation:
      2. a department:
      3. the New Zealand Defence Force; and
   2. any person who operates a drinking water network, or any aspect of a drinking water network, for, or on behalf of, an organisation specified in paragraph (a)

   network operators means drinking water network operators, stormwater network operators, and wastewater network operators

   networks means drinking water networks, stormwater networks, and wastewater networks.