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Water Act 2000
sec.119Where water under certain licences must be used
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### sec.119 Where water under certain licences must be used
Water taken under a licence that is attached to land must be used only on the land to which the licence attaches.
Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to—
water taken under a licence attached to land the subject of a water facility agreement under the Stock Route Management Act 2002 ; or
underground water taken under a water licence for stock or domestic purposes.
s 119 amd 2005 No. 19 s 40 ; 2013 No. 23 s 244
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
amd 2019 No. 17 s 360 sch 1
(sec.119-ssec.1) Water taken under a licence that is attached to land must be used only on the land to which the licence attaches. Maximum penalty—1,665 penalty units.
(sec.119-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to— water taken under a licence attached to land the subject of a water facility agreement under the Stock Route Management Act 2002 ; or underground water taken under a water licence for stock or domestic purposes.
- (a) water taken under a licence attached to land the subject of a water facility agreement under the Stock Route Management Act 2002 ; or
- (b) underground water taken under a water licence for stock or domestic purposes.