160Determination of application for amalgamation

#### 160 Determination of application for amalgamation 160 Determination of application for amalgamation > > (1) The Minister may grant an application to amalgamate 2 or more corporations if— > > > > > (a) the Minister is satisfied that the purpose of the amalgamated corporation is to provide, maintain or operate any or all of a water supply system, water distribution system or drainage system, and > > > > > (b) the corporation and any proposed works plan or rules of the corporation comply with any requirements of this Act and the regulations. > > > (2) The amalgamated corporation is to be constituted by the Minister by order published on the NSW legislation website. > > > (3) In addition to constituting the corporation, the order must specify the following— > > > > > (a) the name of the corporation, > > > > > (b) the water supply, water distribution or water drainage purposes of the corporation, > > > > > (c) the landholdings for which the corporation may exercise functions and the works plan of the corporation, > > > > > (d) the members of the corporation, > > > > > (e) the board members of the corporation, pending the first election of board members, > > > > > (f) the date, time and place for the first election of the board members of the corporation, > > > > > (g) the rules of the corporation. > > > (4) On the order being published or on such later day as may be specified in the order— > > > > > (a) the new corporation is constituted as a body corporate with the name specified in the order, and > > > > > (b) the members specified in the order are the members of the corporation, and > > > > > (c) the rules and works plan specified by the order take effect, and > > > > > (d) the amalgamated corporations are abolished, and > > > > > (e) the new corporation is taken for all purposes to be a continuation of and the same legal entity as each of the amalgamated corporations. > > > (5) The new corporation is not a NSW government agency. > > **s 160:** Subst 2010 No 133, Sch 2\[54\].