sec.209Deciding application for operations licence

### sec.209 Deciding application for operations licence If the chief executive is satisfied the application should be granted, or granted in part, the chief executive must grant all or part of the application, with or without conditions. If the chief executive is not satisfied the application should be granted, the chief executive must refuse the application. Within 30 business days after deciding the application, the chief executive must— give the applicant an information notice about the decision; and give the relevant water entitlement holders notice of the decision. If the chief executive grants all or part of the application, with or without conditions, the chief executive must, within 30 business days after granting the application— give the applicant an operations licence in the approved form; and give the relevant water entitlement holders notice that the application was granted and that the holder must not take water under the entitlement. If the operations licence is granted, the licence has effect from the day the information notice is given to the applicant. From the day the operations licence has effect, a holder of a water entitlement mentioned in the licence must not take water under the entitlement. s 209 amd 2004 No. 25 s 1048 ; 2006 No. 59 s 68 ; 2008 No. 34 s 691 ; 2014 No. 40 s 139 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (sec.209-ssec.1) If the chief executive is satisfied the application should be granted, or granted in part, the chief executive must grant all or part of the application, with or without conditions. (sec.209-ssec.2) If the chief executive is not satisfied the application should be granted, the chief executive must refuse the application. (sec.209-ssec.3) Within 30 business days after deciding the application, the chief executive must— give the applicant an information notice about the decision; and give the relevant water entitlement holders notice of the decision. (sec.209-ssec.4) If the chief executive grants all or part of the application, with or without conditions, the chief executive must, within 30 business days after granting the application— give the applicant an operations licence in the approved form; and give the relevant water entitlement holders notice that the application was granted and that the holder must not take water under the entitlement. (sec.209-ssec.5) If the operations licence is granted, the licence has effect from the day the information notice is given to the applicant. (sec.209-ssec.6) From the day the operations licence has effect, a holder of a water entitlement mentioned in the licence must not take water under the entitlement. - (a) give the applicant an information notice about the decision; and - (b) give the relevant water entitlement holders notice of the decision. - (a) give the applicant an operations licence in the approved form; and - (b) give the relevant water entitlement holders notice that the application was granted and that the holder must not take water under the entitlement.