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Water Act 2000
sec.198Approval of operations manual
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### sec.198 Approval of operations manual
The chief executive may approve the operations manual only if the manual—
is consistent with the water plan outcomes and measures; and
achieves any objectives stated in the water plan, including the water allocation security objective and the environmental flow objectives; and
is developed with adequate consultation with persons affected by the operations manual as it relates to the resource operations licence or distribution operations licence.
The chief executive must give the holder of the licence notice of the approval, including the date the approval takes effect.
The holder of the licence must publish the approved operations manual on the holder’s website.
s 198 (prev s 196) ins 2001 No. 75 s 49
renum 2001 No. 75 s 50
sub 2005 No. 19 s 74
amd 2011 No. 40 s 54
sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68
(sec.198-ssec.1) The chief executive may approve the operations manual only if the manual— is consistent with the water plan outcomes and measures; and achieves any objectives stated in the water plan, including the water allocation security objective and the environmental flow objectives; and is developed with adequate consultation with persons affected by the operations manual as it relates to the resource operations licence or distribution operations licence.
(sec.198-ssec.2) The chief executive must give the holder of the licence notice of the approval, including the date the approval takes effect.
(sec.198-ssec.3) The holder of the licence must publish the approved operations manual on the holder’s website.
- (a) is consistent with the water plan outcomes and measures; and
- (b) achieves any objectives stated in the water plan, including the water allocation security objective and the environmental flow objectives; and
- (c) is developed with adequate consultation with persons affected by the operations manual as it relates to the resource operations licence or distribution operations licence.