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sec.556Amending establishment regulation
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### sec.556 Amending establishment regulation
This section applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 24AA (b) .
Before an establishment regulation for a water authority is amended, the chief executive must publish notice of the amendment—
in the gazette; and
in another way the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the intended audience for the notice.
The notice must state the following—
the proposed amendment;
that written submissions on the proposed amendment may be made to the chief executive;
the date, at least 20 business days after the notice is published, by which the submissions may be made;
where the submissions may be made.
Subsection (2) does not apply if the amendment—
merely corrects a minor error in the regulation; or
is not a change of substance.
Also, subsection (2) does not apply if—
the amendment is for the purpose of including land in, or excluding land from, the water authority’s authority area; and
the water authority has by resolution asked the chief executive for the amendment to be made; and
the chief executive is satisfied that all owners of land who are likely to be affected by the amendment have agreed to the amendment.
s 556 amd 2013 No. 23 s 270 ; 2014 No. 64 s 145
(sec.556-ssec.1) This section applies despite the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 24AA (b) .
(sec.556-ssec.2) Before an establishment regulation for a water authority is amended, the chief executive must publish notice of the amendment— in the gazette; and in another way the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the intended audience for the notice.
(sec.556-ssec.3) The notice must state the following— the proposed amendment; that written submissions on the proposed amendment may be made to the chief executive; the date, at least 20 business days after the notice is published, by which the submissions may be made; where the submissions may be made.
(sec.556-ssec.4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the amendment— merely corrects a minor error in the regulation; or is not a change of substance.
(sec.556-ssec.5) Also, subsection (2) does not apply if— the amendment is for the purpose of including land in, or excluding land from, the water authority’s authority area; and the water authority has by resolution asked the chief executive for the amendment to be made; and the chief executive is satisfied that all owners of land who are likely to be affected by the amendment have agreed to the amendment.
- (a) in the gazette; and
- (b) in another way the chief executive considers appropriate having regard to the intended audience for the notice.
- (a) the proposed amendment;
- (b) that written submissions on the proposed amendment may be made to the chief executive;
- (c) the date, at least 20 business days after the notice is published, by which the submissions may be made;
- (d) where the submissions may be made.
- (a) merely corrects a minor error in the regulation; or
- (b) is not a change of substance.
- (a) the amendment is for the purpose of including land in, or excluding land from, the water authority’s authority area; and
- (b) the water authority has by resolution asked the chief executive for the amendment to be made; and
- (c) the chief executive is satisfied that all owners of land who are likely to be affected by the amendment have agreed to the amendment.