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Water Act 1989
164Exercise of functions of Authority outside its water supply district
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164 Exercise of functions of Authority outside its water supply district
(1) An Authority may, subject to subsection (2), exercise its functions outside its district, including outside the State.
S. 164(2) substituted by No. 23/2019 s. 68(2).
(2) An Authority must not provide a service under this Part outside its water supply district unless—
(a) the service is capable of being conveniently provided by the use of resources that are not immediately required in carrying out the Authority's functions under this Act; and
(b) if the service relates to land in another Authority's water supply district, that Authority has agreed to the service being provided.