sec.690Amalgamating water authorities and authority areas

### sec.690 Amalgamating water authorities and authority areas A regulation may amalgamate 2 or more water authorities ( former authorities ) to form a new water authority. The regulation must— name the new water authority; and if the new water authority is to have an authority area—identify the area; and dissolve the former authorities; and if the former authorities had authority areas—dissolve the areas. A regulation may amalgamate 2 or more former water areas— taken, under section 1083 (2) , to be authority areas; and for which the chief executive continues to perform the functions of a water authority. The regulation must— identify the new area; and dissolve the former areas. s 690 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch ; 2003 No. 25 s 115 (amdt could not be given effect); 2005 No. 19 s 120 (sec.690-ssec.1) A regulation may amalgamate 2 or more water authorities ( former authorities ) to form a new water authority. (sec.690-ssec.2) The regulation must— name the new water authority; and if the new water authority is to have an authority area—identify the area; and dissolve the former authorities; and if the former authorities had authority areas—dissolve the areas. (sec.690-ssec.3) A regulation may amalgamate 2 or more former water areas— taken, under section 1083 (2) , to be authority areas; and for which the chief executive continues to perform the functions of a water authority. (sec.690-ssec.4) The regulation must— identify the new area; and dissolve the former areas. - (a) name the new water authority; and - (b) if the new water authority is to have an authority area—identify the area; and - (c) dissolve the former authorities; and - (d) if the former authorities had authority areas—dissolve the areas. - (a) taken, under section 1083 (2) , to be authority areas; and - (b) for which the chief executive continues to perform the functions of a water authority. - (a) identify the new area; and - (b) dissolve the former areas.