sec.193Amalgamating licences

### sec.193 Amalgamating licences The holder of a resource operations licence may apply to the chief executive to amalgamate, into a single licence, the resource operations licence with another resource operations licence in the same water supply scheme. The holder of a distribution operations licence may apply to the chief executive to amalgamate, into a single licence, the distribution operations licence with another distribution operations licence in the same water supply scheme. An application under subsection (1) or (2) must be— in the approved form; and accompanied by the written consent of the holder of the other licence; and supported by sufficient information to enable the chief executive to amalgamate the licences; and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation. If an application under subsection (2) relates to a distribution operations licence held by the approved nominee of the water infrastructure owner, the application must also be accompanied by the owner’s written consent to the amalgamation. The chief executive must grant the application. Within 30 business days after granting the application, the chief executive must— give notice of the amalgamation to— the applicant; and the holder of the other licence; and if the amalgamation relates to a distribution operations licence mentioned in subsection (4) —the water infrastructure owner; and cancel the existing licences and give a new licence to the applicant. The new licence takes effect from the day the notice is given. s 193 (prev s 191) amd 2001 No. 75 s 3 sch 2 renum 2001 No. 75 s 50 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch ; 2008 No. 34 s 685 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (sec.193-ssec.1) The holder of a resource operations licence may apply to the chief executive to amalgamate, into a single licence, the resource operations licence with another resource operations licence in the same water supply scheme. (sec.193-ssec.2) The holder of a distribution operations licence may apply to the chief executive to amalgamate, into a single licence, the distribution operations licence with another distribution operations licence in the same water supply scheme. (sec.193-ssec.3) An application under subsection (1) or (2) must be— in the approved form; and accompanied by the written consent of the holder of the other licence; and supported by sufficient information to enable the chief executive to amalgamate the licences; and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation. (sec.193-ssec.4) If an application under subsection (2) relates to a distribution operations licence held by the approved nominee of the water infrastructure owner, the application must also be accompanied by the owner’s written consent to the amalgamation. (sec.193-ssec.5) The chief executive must grant the application. (sec.193-ssec.6) Within 30 business days after granting the application, the chief executive must— give notice of the amalgamation to— the applicant; and the holder of the other licence; and if the amalgamation relates to a distribution operations licence mentioned in subsection (4) —the water infrastructure owner; and cancel the existing licences and give a new licence to the applicant. (sec.193-ssec.7) The new licence takes effect from the day the notice is given. - (a) in the approved form; and - (b) accompanied by the written consent of the holder of the other licence; and - (c) supported by sufficient information to enable the chief executive to amalgamate the licences; and - (d) accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation. - (a) give notice of the amalgamation to— (i) the applicant; and (ii) the holder of the other licence; and (iii) if the amalgamation relates to a distribution operations licence mentioned in subsection (4) —the water infrastructure owner; and - (i) the applicant; and - (ii) the holder of the other licence; and - (iii) if the amalgamation relates to a distribution operations licence mentioned in subsection (4) —the water infrastructure owner; and - (b) cancel the existing licences and give a new licence to the applicant. - (i) the applicant; and - (ii) the holder of the other licence; and - (iii) if the amalgamation relates to a distribution operations licence mentioned in subsection (4) —the water infrastructure owner; and