sec.53AYAuthority to acquire land

### sec.53AY Authority to acquire land The Acquisition of Land Act applies to a distributor-retailer as if— it were a constructing authority; and land mentioned in that Act included land held from the State for a lesser interest than freehold, other than a lease under the Land Act ; and the purposes for which land may be taken for the distributor-retailer are purposes relating to the provision of water services and wastewater services to customers in the distributor-retailer’s geographic area. For a lease under the Land Act , section 218 of that Act applies to a distributor-retailer as if it were a constructing authority. A regulation may make provision about the acquisition of land by a distributor-retailer. s 53AY ins 2010 No. 20 s 9 (sec.53AY-ssec.1) The Acquisition of Land Act applies to a distributor-retailer as if— it were a constructing authority; and land mentioned in that Act included land held from the State for a lesser interest than freehold, other than a lease under the Land Act ; and the purposes for which land may be taken for the distributor-retailer are purposes relating to the provision of water services and wastewater services to customers in the distributor-retailer’s geographic area. (sec.53AY-ssec.2) For a lease under the Land Act , section 218 of that Act applies to a distributor-retailer as if it were a constructing authority. (sec.53AY-ssec.3) A regulation may make provision about the acquisition of land by a distributor-retailer. - (a) it were a constructing authority; and - (b) land mentioned in that Act included land held from the State for a lesser interest than freehold, other than a lease under the Land Act ; and - (c) the purposes for which land may be taken for the distributor-retailer are purposes relating to the provision of water services and wastewater services to customers in the distributor-retailer’s geographic area.