181Substitution of water entities

181 Substitution of water entities

(1)  [Section 181 Subsection (1) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 86, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 181 Subsection (1) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 50, Applied:09 Jun 2004] At the joint request of 2 water entities or the owners of at least two-thirds of the land in a water district, the Minister may approve the substitution of a responsible water entity by another water entity.

(2)  [Section 181 Subsection (2) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 86, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 181 Subsection (2) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 50, Applied:09 Jun 2004] The request may be on the ground of an agreement to establish a water entity.

(3)  [Section 181 Subsection (3) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 86, Applied:11 Feb 2009] The Minister may agree to the request if there is no significant change to the administration of the relevant water district, except for changes arising from the substitution of water entities.

(4)  [Section 181 Subsection (4) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 86, Applied:11 Feb 2009] [Section 181 Subsection (4) amended by No. 12 of 2004, s. 50, Applied:09 Jun 2004] An approval under subsection (3) may be subject to conditions or without conditions and, where the request includes a recited agreement under subsection (2) , the approval is to be conditional on the establishment of the proposed water entity.

(5)  Conditions imposed under subsection (4) may, without limitation, relate to arrangements for dealing with part or all of the assets of the water entity being replaced as the responsible water entity and for dealing with maintenance or management of works in the district.

(6)  [Section 181 Subsection (6) amended by No. 56 of 2008, s. 86, Applied:11 Feb 2009] If the Minister is of the opinion that the proposed substitution would result in significant changes to the administration of the relevant water district, he or she may require the request to be treated as an application under , or .