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Water Act 1912
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#### 20AP Application for entitlement
20AP Application for entitlement
> > (1) If the purchaser of a water allocation is already the holder of an entitlement authorising the taking of water from the same water source, acceptance of the offer to purchase is conditional upon—
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> > > (a) the purchaser applying, within a time specified by the Ministerial Corporation, for an entitlement (or, if the holder of an authority or a group licence so desires, an amended entitlement) carrying the water allocation for the existing entitlement together with the water allocation purchased, and
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> > > (b) the application being granted.
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> > (2) If the purchaser of a water allocation is not already the holder of an entitlement authorising the taking of water from the same water source, acceptance of the offer to purchase is conditional upon—
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> > > (a) the purchaser applying, within a time specified by the Ministerial Corporation, for an entitlement carrying the water allocation purchased, and
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> > > (b) the application being granted.
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> > (3) If an application for an entitlement made under this section is subject to the applicant becoming the occupier of particular land, the Ministerial Corporation may refuse to grant the application unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Ministerial Corporation that the applicant has a reasonable prospect of occupying the land within a reasonable time.
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> **pt 2, div 4D (ss 20AN–20AR):** Ins 1986 No 196, Sch 10 (1).