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Utilities Act 2000
21Requirement for licence
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21 Requirement for licence (1) A person must not provide a utility service except in accordance with a licence. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits a separate offence for each day (after the first day) during any part of which the contravention continues. fine not exceeding 600 penalty units. (4) To remove any doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to the provision of a utility service by a person as an agent of a utility.