16Work to be approved

16 Work to be approved

16 Work to be approved

No work that is a water management work within the meaning of the Water Management Act 2000, which is proposed to be constructed or used for the purpose of—

(a) water conservation, irrigation, water supply, or drainage, or

(b) the prevention of inundation of land and overflow of water thereon, or

(c) changing the course of a river,

shall be carried out under the provisions of this Act, unless and until the requisite approval under that Act has been obtained for the work.

s 16: Am 1986 No 104, Sch 1 (16); 2000 No 92, Sch 8.11 [1] [2].