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Water Act 1912
190Duration of water management licence
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#### 190 Duration of water management licence
190 Duration of water management licence
> > (1) A water management licence has effect for—
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> > > (a) such period (not exceeding 20 years) as is specified in the licence, or
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> > > (b) if that period is extended under this section, for that extended period.
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> > (2) At the end of each 5 year period following the date on which its current water management licence was granted, a water management authority may apply to the Ministerial Corporation for an extension of the period of the licence for a further 5 years.
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> > (3) In determining whether or not to grant such an extension, the Ministerial Corporation must have regard to the review that it has conducted under section 193 in relation to that 5 year period.
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> **ss 188–195:** Ins 1997 No 128, Sch 1 \[21\].