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Water Act 2000
sec.451Power to give direction
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### sec.451 Power to give direction
The chief executive may, for the purpose of taking the action for a matter mentioned in section 450 and by notice given to a resource tenure holder, direct the holder to take stated reasonable steps within a stated reasonable period.
The notice must state that it is an offence for the holder not to comply with the direction unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.
In deciding to give a direction to a resource tenure holder under subsection (1) , the chief executive must consider the impact considerations relating to the holder.
s 451 prev s 451 om 2008 No. 34 s 714
pres s 451 ins 2010 No. 53 s 195
amd 2014 No. 64 s 129
(sec.451-ssec.1) The chief executive may, for the purpose of taking the action for a matter mentioned in section 450 and by notice given to a resource tenure holder, direct the holder to take stated reasonable steps within a stated reasonable period.
(sec.451-ssec.2) The notice must state that it is an offence for the holder not to comply with the direction unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.
(sec.451-ssec.3) In deciding to give a direction to a resource tenure holder under subsection (1) , the chief executive must consider the impact considerations relating to the holder.