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Water Act 2000
sec.188Additional requirements for transfer of distribution operations licence to nominee
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### sec.188 Additional requirements for transfer of distribution operations licence to nominee
This section applies to an application to transfer all or part of a distribution operations licence if—
the transferee is the nominee of the current infrastructure owner; or
the current infrastructure owner is transferring ownership of the water infrastructure to which the licence or part applies to another entity (the incoming owner ) and the transferee for the licence or part is the nominee of the incoming owner.
The application must be—
accompanied by the written consent of—
the current infrastructure owner, unless the owner is the applicant; and
if subsection (1) (b) applies—the incoming owner; and
supported by sufficient information to enable the chief executive to decide whether or not to approve the nominee under section 178 .
s 188 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
(sec.188-ssec.1) This section applies to an application to transfer all or part of a distribution operations licence if— the transferee is the nominee of the current infrastructure owner; or the current infrastructure owner is transferring ownership of the water infrastructure to which the licence or part applies to another entity (the incoming owner ) and the transferee for the licence or part is the nominee of the incoming owner.
(sec.188-ssec.2) The application must be— accompanied by the written consent of— the current infrastructure owner, unless the owner is the applicant; and if subsection (1) (b) applies—the incoming owner; and supported by sufficient information to enable the chief executive to decide whether or not to approve the nominee under section 178 .
- (a) the transferee is the nominee of the current infrastructure owner; or
- (b) the current infrastructure owner is transferring ownership of the water infrastructure to which the licence or part applies to another entity (the incoming owner ) and the transferee for the licence or part is the nominee of the incoming owner.
- (a) accompanied by the written consent of— (i) the current infrastructure owner, unless the owner is the applicant; and (ii) if subsection (1) (b) applies—the incoming owner; and
- (i) the current infrastructure owner, unless the owner is the applicant; and
- (ii) if subsection (1) (b) applies—the incoming owner; and
- (b) supported by sufficient information to enable the chief executive to decide whether or not to approve the nominee under section 178 .
- (i) the current infrastructure owner, unless the owner is the applicant; and
- (ii) if subsection (1) (b) applies—the incoming owner; and