167Establishment of water districts

167 Establishment of water districts

(1)  [Section 167 Subsection (1) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 80, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 167 Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 45, Applied:09 Jun 2004] On the application of a water entity to which this Division applies or a group of landowners in accordance with this Division, the Minister may appoint, name and define –

(a) a water supply district; or

(b) an irrigation district; or

(c) a riverworks district; or

(d) a drainage district –

so as to give a water entity administrative control of, and responsibility for, that water district.

(2)  A water district referred to in subsection (1) may be defined as –

(a) the whole or part of a catchment area of a certain watercourse or lake; or

(b) a specified area of land.

(3)  [Section 167 Subsection (3) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] A riverworks district may not include –

(a) [Section 167 Subsection (3) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] permanent timber production zone land within the meaning of the Forest Management Act 2013 ; or

(b) [Section 167 Subsection (3) amended by No. 50 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:11 Dec 2013] Crown land subject to a forest permit under the Forest Management Act 2013 ; or

(c) land acquired by the Crown for the purposes of forestry –

unless the notice is expressed to be made with the agreement of the Minister having the administration of the .