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Water Act 2000
sec.736Access across irrigation channels
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### sec.736 Access across irrigation channels
This section applies if SunWater is required to construct or maintain a means of access across an irrigation channel from a parcel of land to a road in the area of a declared channel scheme.
See the repealed Act, section 127 .
On the transfer day for the declared channel scheme—
SunWater’s rights and obligations in relation to constructing or maintaining a means of access across the irrigation channel end; and
SunWater’s rights and obligations in relation to constructing or maintaining a means of access across the irrigation channel become the rights and obligations of the irrigation entity for the scheme.
This section does not apply to a means of access mentioned in subsection (1) that SunWater is required to construct or maintain under a contract or other agreement or arrangement.
s 736 ins 2017 No. 2 s 4
exp 1 July 2027 (see s 738ZJ)
AIA s 20A applies (see s 738ZK)
(sec.736-ssec.1) This section applies if SunWater is required to construct or maintain a means of access across an irrigation channel from a parcel of land to a road in the area of a declared channel scheme. See the repealed Act, section 127 .
(sec.736-ssec.2) On the transfer day for the declared channel scheme— SunWater’s rights and obligations in relation to constructing or maintaining a means of access across the irrigation channel end; and SunWater’s rights and obligations in relation to constructing or maintaining a means of access across the irrigation channel become the rights and obligations of the irrigation entity for the scheme.
(sec.736-ssec.3) This section does not apply to a means of access mentioned in subsection (1) that SunWater is required to construct or maintain under a contract or other agreement or arrangement.
- (a) SunWater’s rights and obligations in relation to constructing or maintaining a means of access across the irrigation channel end; and
- (b) SunWater’s rights and obligations in relation to constructing or maintaining a means of access across the irrigation channel become the rights and obligations of the irrigation entity for the scheme.