71Conditions on which licence may be issued

71 Conditions on which licence may be issued

(1) A licence issued under section 67 is subject to—

(a) the prescribed conditions; and

S. 71(1)(ab) inserted by No. 5/2002 s. 39(a).

(ab) a condition requiring payment of any annual charge fixed by the Minister in accordance with section 74A; and

S. 71(1)(ac) inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 31(a).

(ac) any condition that the Minister thinks fit—

(i) as to the maximum amounts of water that may be taken in particular periods and circumstances; and

(ii) the installation and use of measuring devices and pumps; and

(b) any other conditions that the Minister thinks fit relating to—

(i) the standard of construction, dimensions and any other feature of the works and any associated works; or

(ii) the future maintenance and operation of the works and any associated works and the date on which operation of those works may commence; or

(iii) the date of commencement of the works and the notice required to be given of that commencement; or

(iv) the submission of reports on the carrying out of the work; or

S. 71(1)(b)(iva) inserted by No. 99/2005 s. 31(b).

(iva) the maintenance of the environmental water reserve in accordance with the environmental water reserve objective; or

(v) the qualifications required to be held by persons undertaking, designing, constructing or operating the whole or any part of the work; or

(vi) the protection of the environment, including the riverine and riparian environment; or

(vii) the implementation of the conservation policy of the government; or

(viii) in the case of works on a waterway, additional works or measures to be undertaken for—

(A) the protection and enhancement of in-stream uses of water; or

(B) the protection of the waterway and its surrounds; or

(C) the maintenance of flow in the waterway; or

(D) the maintenance of the drainage regime within the meaning of section 12(1); or

(ix) in the case of works for the storage of water within a waterway, steps to be taken to maintain the availability of water to satisfy other entitlements; or

S. 71(1)(b)(ixa) inserted by No. 5/2002 s. 39(b).

(ixa) without limiting subparagraph (ix), in the case of any dam, whether or not on a waterway—

(A) surveillance of the dam, including surveillance by the Minister or a person holding one or more qualifications approved by the Minister and engaged by the licensee; or

(B) the procedures for management of dam safety; or