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Water Act 2000
sec.185Chief executive may amend resource operations licence or distribution operations licence in an emergency
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### sec.185 Chief executive may amend resource operations licence or distribution operations licence in an emergency
The chief executive may amend a resource operations licence or distribution operations licence if the chief executive is satisfied this is necessary—
to deal with a shortage of water for essential services or town water supply; or
because there is a risk to public safety.
The chief executive must give the holder of the licence notice of the amendment.
s 185 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
(sec.185-ssec.1) The chief executive may amend a resource operations licence or distribution operations licence if the chief executive is satisfied this is necessary— to deal with a shortage of water for essential services or town water supply; or because there is a risk to public safety.
(sec.185-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the holder of the licence notice of the amendment. s 185 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
- (a) to deal with a shortage of water for essential services or town water supply; or
- (b) because there is a risk to public safety.