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Water Act 2000
sec.690Amalgamating water authorities and authority areas
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### 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.