223Dissolution of trusts

223 Dissolution of trusts

[Section 223 Substituted by No. 56 of 2008, s. 99, Applied:11 Feb 2009]

(1)  The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, dissolve a trust if the Minister –

(a) has, under section 47 or 186 , revoked approval for the trust to be a responsible water entity for administering a water management plan or water district; or

(b) is satisfied that the trust has contravened the conditions to which its administration of a water management plan or water district is subject; or

(c) is satisfied that the trust has been guilty of serious neglect, mismanagement or incompetence in the discharge of its responsibilities; or

(d) is satisfied that the trust's administration of a water management plan or water district does not further the objectives of this Act; or

(e) has received a written application from the trust requesting its dissolution.

(2)  The order is not a statutory rule.

(3)  Before dissolving a trust pursuant to subsection (1)(e) , the Minister is to –

(a) give notice of the trust's application in the Gazette and in a local newspaper; and

(b) by the notice, specify that any persons who may be affected by the proposed dissolution may make written representations to the Minister in the matter within such period of not less than 30 days as is specified in the notice; and

(c) consider the representations, if any, received in response to the notice.