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Water Act 2000
sec.1037Local government authorities
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### sec.1037 Local government authorities
If, immediately before 13 September 2000, there was in force an authority for a local government to take or interfere with water, the authority continues under this Act until whichever of the following first happens—
the chief executive grants a water licence to replace the authority;
the authority is replaced with a water entitlement, interim resource operations licence, resource operations licence or distribution operations licence.
The chief executive may grant a water licence under subsection (1)(a) without the need for an application to be made under section 206.
Within 30 business days after the chief executive grants the licence, the chief executive must give the licensee the licence and an information notice about the granting of the licence.
The licence has effect from the day the licence is given to the licensee.
s 1037 sub 2003 No. 25 s 136
amd 2005 No. 19 s 162
(sec.1037-ssec.1) If, immediately before 13 September 2000, there was in force an authority for a local government to take or interfere with water, the authority continues under this Act until whichever of the following first happens— the chief executive grants a water licence to replace the authority; the authority is replaced with a water entitlement, interim resource operations licence, resource operations licence or distribution operations licence.
(sec.1037-ssec.2) The chief executive may grant a water licence under subsection (1)(a) without the need for an application to be made under section 206.
(sec.1037-ssec.3) Within 30 business days after the chief executive grants the licence, the chief executive must give the licensee the licence and an information notice about the granting of the licence.
(sec.1037-ssec.4) The licence has effect from the day the licence is given to the licensee.
- (a) the chief executive grants a water licence to replace the authority;
- (b) the authority is replaced with a water entitlement, interim resource operations licence, resource operations licence or distribution operations licence.