URBAN COUNCILS ACT Chapter 29:15 of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act [Chapter 29:12], or an approved scheme as defined in section 2 of that Act; “trade effluent” means any liquid, with or without particles of matter suspended therein, which is produced either wholly or in part or results from or has been or was intended to be used in any trade or business or commercial, manufacturing or industrial process; “voter” … [Definition repealed by s. 16 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] “voters’ roll” … [Definition repealed by s. 16 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] “voters’ roll board” … [Definition repealed by s. 16 of Act No. 21 of 1997.] “ward” means a division of a council area which has been fixed in terms of section four or the corresponding provision of the repealed Act; “water main” includes any conduit, pipeline, valve, valve chamber, meter, meter chamber or house, brake pressure tank, scour pipe or scour chamber which— (a) is vested in, under the control of and used by a municipality or town; and (b) is used for the conveyance and control of water supplied by the municipality or town; and includes all other things necessary in connection therewith. (2) Any reference in this Act to— (a) “deputy mayor” means— (i) in the case of a municipality or municipal council, the deputy mayor thereof; (ii) in the case of a town or town council, the deputy chairman thereof who has been elected in terms of section one hundred and three; (b) “town clerk” means— (i) in the case of a municipality or municipal council, the town clerk appointed in terms of subsection (1) of section one hundred and thirty-two; (ii) in the case of a town or town council or a local board, the secretary of that council or local board, as the case may be, appointed in terms of subsection (3) of section one hundred and thirty-two; (c) “the total membership of a council” means the number of members which in terms of this Act composes the council. (3) Where anything is required by this Act to be lodged, posted, open for inspection or otherwise done at the office of a council, such thing shall be lodged, posted, open for inspection or otherwise done at the offices of the town clerk or at such other office as may be notified by the town clerk by notice in a newspaper. (4) Where any area has been included within a council area and the council has been authorized or required in terms of paragraph (g) of subsection (4) of section four the corresponding provision of the repealed Act to impose a levy in terms of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13], in lieu of rates in respect of any property within that area, any reference in this Act to— (a) “rateable property” shall be construed as including a reference to property in respect of which such levy may be imposed; (b) “a rate” or “rate income” shall be construed as including a reference to such levy or the income therefrom, as the case may be; (c) “a ratepayer” shall be construed as including a reference to a person who is liable for the payment of such levy. (5) Where in this Act any notice is required to be given or published— (a) in a newspaper, such notice shall be given or published in a newspaper circulating in the council area or other area concerned; (b) in more than one issue of a newspaper, such notice shall be given or published in weekly consecutive issues of a newspaper circulating in the council area or other area concerned. (6) Where in this Act any resolution is required to be passed or thing is required to be done or agreed by not less than two-thirds or one-third, as the case may be, of the total membership 11