sec.177What is a distribution operations licence

### sec.177 What is a distribution operations licence A distribution operations licence authorises its holder to take water or interfere with the flow of water to distribute water under water allocations. A distribution operations licence can be held only by— the water infrastructure owner; or if the water infrastructure owner is a subsidiary company, the parent company of the subsidiary; or an entity (the approved nominee ) nominated by the water infrastructure owner and approved under section 178 to be the holder of the licence. Subsection (2) (c) applies whether the approved nominee was nominated or approved under section 178 before or after— the entity that is the water infrastructure owner became the water infrastructure owner; or the licence started to apply to the water infrastructure. s 177 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (sec.177-ssec.1) A distribution operations licence authorises its holder to take water or interfere with the flow of water to distribute water under water allocations. (sec.177-ssec.2) A distribution operations licence can be held only by— the water infrastructure owner; or if the water infrastructure owner is a subsidiary company, the parent company of the subsidiary; or an entity (the approved nominee ) nominated by the water infrastructure owner and approved under section 178 to be the holder of the licence. (sec.177-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (c) applies whether the approved nominee was nominated or approved under section 178 before or after— the entity that is the water infrastructure owner became the water infrastructure owner; or the licence started to apply to the water infrastructure. - (a) the water infrastructure owner; or - (b) if the water infrastructure owner is a subsidiary company, the parent company of the subsidiary; or - (c) an entity (the approved nominee ) nominated by the water infrastructure owner and approved under section 178 to be the holder of the licence. - (a) the entity that is the water infrastructure owner became the water infrastructure owner; or - (b) the licence started to apply to the water infrastructure.