Maaparandus käesoleva seaduse tähenduses on maa kuivendamine ja niisutamine ning maa veerežiimi kahepoolne reguleerimine, samuti agromelioratiivse, kultuurtehnilise ja muu maaparandushoiutöö tegemine maatulundusmaa sihtotstarbega maa (edaspidi maatulundusmaa) viljelusväärtuse suurendamiseks ja keskkonnakaitseks.
defineeritakse selle seaduse ulatuses
For the purposes of this Act, land improvement means the drainage or irrigation of land and the two-way regulation of the water regime of soils, as well as soil improvement, agricultural engineering and other work to manage land improvement systems that is done to increase the cultivation value of land zoned for agricultural or forestry use (hereinafter, ‘agricultural or forestry land’), or to protect the environment.