49Consent required from owners of certain land

49 Consent required from owners of certain land (1) A geothermal authority holder must, before conducting geothermal activities on the following land, obtain the written consent of the appropriate person to conduct the activities: (a) land lawfully used as a residence, yard, garden, orchard or cultivated field or within 50 metres of such land; (b) land within 200 metres of any artificial accumulation of water or outlet from which water may be obtained; (c) land used as a cemetery as defined in section 7 of the Burial and Cremation Act 2022 or within 200 metres of such land. (2) In this section: appropriate person means the following: (a) for subsection (1)(a) – the owner of the land used as a residence, yard, garden, orchard or cultivated field; (b) for subsection (1)(b) – the owner of the land on which the water or water outlet is situated; (c) for subsection (1)(c) – the responsible entity for the cemetery.