51Declaration of monopoly services

#### 51 Declaration of monopoly services 51 Declaration of monopoly services > > (1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare that a specified water or sewerage service provided or to be provided by means of a scheme is a monopoly service. > > > (2) The declaration may be limited to apply in relation to— > > > > > (a) a specified area, or > > > > > (b) a specified class of customers, or > > > > > (c) both. > > > (3) The declaration may only be made in relation to a service if the Minister is satisfied it is a service— > > > > > (a) for which there are no other suppliers to provide competition in the part of the market concerned, and > > > > > (b) for which there is no contestable market by potential suppliers in the short term in that part of the market. > > > (4) The declaration must be revoked if the Minister ceases to be satisfied as to the matter referred to in subsection (3)(a). > > **s 51:** Subst 2021 No 26, Sch 1\[19\].