NETWORK UTILITY OPERATOR

has the same meaning as in s166 of the RMA (as set out in the box below) means a person who— undertakes or proposes to undertake the distribution or transmission by pipeline of natural or manufactured gas, petroleum, biofuel, or geothermal energy; or operates or proposes to operate a network for the purpose of— telecommunication as defined in section 5 of the Telecommunications Act 2001; or radiocommunication as defined in section 2(1) of the Radiocommunications Act 1989; or is an electricity operator or electricity distributor as defined in section 2 of the Electricity Act 1992 for the purpose of line function services as defined in that section; or undertakes or proposes to undertake the distribution of water for supply (including irrigation); or undertakes or proposes to undertake a drainage or sewerage system; or constructs, operates, or proposes to construct or operate, a road or railway line; or is an airport authority as defined by the Airport Authorities Act 1966 for the purposes of operating an airport as defined by that Act; or is a provider of any approach control service within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Act 1990;

(ha) is a responsible SPV that is constructing or proposing to construct eligible infrastructure; or undertakes or proposes to undertake a project or work prescribed as a network utility operation for the purposes of this definition by regulations made under this Act,— and the words network utility operation have a corresponding meaning.