sec.51Preparing an amendment or replacement of water plan

### sec.51 Preparing an amendment or replacement of water plan To amend or replace a water plan, sections 44 to 48 apply to the proposed amending or replacement water plan (the amending or replacement plan )— as if a reference in the sections to a water plan were a reference to the amended or replaced plan; and with any other necessary changes. However, the consultation provisions do not apply if the amendment to be made is— of a type stated in the plan as not requiring public consultation on a draft of the plan and the Minister reasonably believes the amendment will not adversely affect the rights of the water entitlement holders or natural ecosystems; or only to correct a minor error in the water plan, or make another change that is not a change of substance. The consultation provisions do not apply to the Minister preparing and finalising a new water plan that is to replace 2 or more existing water plans if the new plan does not change the substance of the plans being replaced. In this section— consultation provisions means sections 44 to 46 . s 51 amd 2011 No. 40 s 22 ; 2013 No. 39 s 110 (3) sch 3 pt 3 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (amd 2016 No. 60 s 15 (7) ) (sec.51-ssec.1) To amend or replace a water plan, sections 44 to 48 apply to the proposed amending or replacement water plan (the amending or replacement plan )— as if a reference in the sections to a water plan were a reference to the amended or replaced plan; and with any other necessary changes. (sec.51-ssec.2) However, the consultation provisions do not apply if the amendment to be made is— of a type stated in the plan as not requiring public consultation on a draft of the plan and the Minister reasonably believes the amendment will not adversely affect the rights of the water entitlement holders or natural ecosystems; or only to correct a minor error in the water plan, or make another change that is not a change of substance. (sec.51-ssec.3) The consultation provisions do not apply to the Minister preparing and finalising a new water plan that is to replace 2 or more existing water plans if the new plan does not change the substance of the plans being replaced. (sec.51-ssec.4) In this section— consultation provisions means sections 44 to 46 . s 51 amd 2011 No. 40 s 22 ; 2013 No. 39 s 110 (3) sch 3 pt 3 sub 2014 No. 64 ss 67 (1) , 68 (amd 2016 No. 60 s 15 (7) ) - (a) as if a reference in the sections to a water plan were a reference to the amended or replaced plan; and - (b) with any other necessary changes. - (a) of a type stated in the plan as not requiring public consultation on a draft of the plan and the Minister reasonably believes the amendment will not adversely affect the rights of the water entitlement holders or natural ecosystems; or - (b) only to correct a minor error in the water plan, or make another change that is not a change of substance.