8Public notice of water restriction

8 Public notice of water restriction

(1)  A regulated entity that imposes a restriction of the supply of water must give the necessary notice to the public in relation to the restriction of water supplied.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of subregulation (1) , the necessary notice to the public in relation to a restriction of the supply of water consists of giving notice in accordance with at least 2 of the following paragraphs:

(a) publishing on the regulated entity's website a notice containing the necessary details of the restriction referred to in regulation 7 , as added to, if at all, by any declaration under regulation 6(1) in relation to the restriction;

(b) broadcasting, by a radio transmission that transmits to the public in the area to which the restriction relates, the details of the restriction;

(c) installing signs, on the major roads in the area to which the restriction relates, specifying the dates between which, and the way in which, the restriction is to have effect.