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In this Act—
The expression "watercourse" includes any river, stream, drain, culvert, outfall, and passage in, over, or through which water flows, but does not include any sewer or drain vested in any sanitary authority.
The expression "river authority" includes any commission or commissioners of sewers who exorcise powers under the Land Drainage Act, 1861, or any other Act, and any conservators or other body in whom the control of any watercourse is vested under, or in pursuance of, any public or local Act of Parliament;
The expressions "county" and "County Council," respectively, refer to an administrative county as defined by the Local Government Act, 1888 (including a county borough), and to the council of such a county;
The expressions "District Council" and "county district" have the same meanings as in the Local Government Act, 1894.
§ LORD THRING moved, after the word "river," to insert the words "canal inland navigation."
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ LORD THRING moved, after the word "sewers," to insert the words "drainage board."
§ Amendment agreed to.
137§ LORD THRING moved, after the word "conservators," to insert the words "proprietors of inland navigation."
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Bill re-committed to the Standing Committee; and to he printed as amended.—(No. 166.)