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Water Act 2000
sec.136Surrender of a water licence
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### sec.136 Surrender of a water licence
A licensee may surrender a water licence by giving the chief executive a notice of surrender.
The surrender—
takes effect on the date on which the notice to surrender is received by the chief executive; and
does not affect in any way a duty under this Act about works imposed on the licensee before the surrender.
A licensee must not surrender a water licence if a seasonal water assignment notice applies to the licence.
s 136 prev s 136 om 2001 No. 75 s 36
pres s 136 ins 2014 No. 64 s 68
(sec.136-ssec.1) A licensee may surrender a water licence by giving the chief executive a notice of surrender.
(sec.136-ssec.2) The surrender— takes effect on the date on which the notice to surrender is received by the chief executive; and does not affect in any way a duty under this Act about works imposed on the licensee before the surrender.
(sec.136-ssec.3) A licensee must not surrender a water licence if a seasonal water assignment notice applies to the licence.
- (a) takes effect on the date on which the notice to surrender is received by the chief executive; and
- (b) does not affect in any way a duty under this Act about works imposed on the licensee before the surrender.