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### sec.701 Definitions for div 3
In this division—
changeover day , for a former water authority, means the day the authority is amalgamated with another water authority or dissolved under division 1 .
former water authority means a water authority that is—
amalgamated with another water authority; or
converted to 1 or more alternative institutional structures; or
dissolved under section 691 (1) (a) , (c) or (d) .
s 701 def former water authority amd 2008 No. 34 s 716 (1)
new entity means—
for a former water authority that is amalgamated with another water authority—the water authority constituted as a result of the amalgamation; or
for a former water authority that is converted to 1 or more alternative institutional structures—each entity that is an alternative institutional structure; or
for a former water authority that is dissolved under section 691 (1) (a) or (d) —the State; or
for a former water authority that is dissolved under section 691 (1) (c) —the local government to which the former water authority transferred its functions.
s 701 def new entity amd 2008 No. 34 s 716 (2) ; 2011 No. 40 s 85
- (a) amalgamated with another water authority; or
- (b) converted to 1 or more alternative institutional structures; or
- (c) dissolved under section 691 (1) (a) , (c) or (d) .
- (a) for a former water authority that is amalgamated with another water authority—the water authority constituted as a result of the amalgamation; or
- (b) for a former water authority that is converted to 1 or more alternative institutional structures—each entity that is an alternative institutional structure; or
- (c) for a former water authority that is dissolved under section 691 (1) (a) or (d) —the State; or
- (d) for a former water authority that is dissolved under section 691 (1) (c) —the local government to which the former water authority transferred its functions.