Water Supplies Act, 1942
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Definition. |
1.—(1) In this Act— | |
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health; | ||
the expressions “sanitary authority” and “sanitary district” have respectively the same meanings as they have in the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931; | ||
the expression “source of water” means any lake, river, stream, well, or spring; | ||
the expression “ancillary operations” means any of the following operations, that is to say, the embanking, damming, dredging, deepening, widening, straightening, diverting, altering the level of, or otherwise affecting a source of water or any lake, pond, river, canal, or other water connected directly or indirectly with a source of water; | ||
the word “proposal” means a proposal under section 2 of this Act either (as the case may require) in its original form or as altered under this Act; | ||
the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this Act. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the damage caused to any person by the taking of a supply of water under a proposal means the total loss suffered by such person by either or both of the following, that is to say :— | ||
(a) reduction caused by such taking of a supply of water in the value of any estate, interest, or right in or in respect of land had or exercised by such person on the date of the coming into force of such proposal, | ||
(b) damage caused by such taking of a supply of water to a trade, business, or profession carried on by such person on the said date. | ||
(3) For the purposes of this Act, a company registered under the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1924, shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its registered office, and every other body corporate and every unincorporated body shall be deemed, to be ordinarily resident at its principal office or place of business. |