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Water Management Act 2000
299Altering position of conduits
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#### 299 Altering position of conduits
299 Altering position of conduits
> > (1) If—
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> > > (a) a water supply authority, in order to exercise its functions, needs an alteration to be made in the position of a conduit owned by another person, and
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> > > (b) the alteration would not permanently damage the conduit or adversely affect its operation,
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> > the water supply authority may serve on the person a written notice that complies with subsection (2).
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> > (2) A notice must—
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> > > (a) specify the alteration needed, and
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> > > (b) require the alteration to be made within a reasonable time stated in the notice, and
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> > > (c) include an undertaking by the water supply authority to pay the reasonable cost of the alteration.
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> > (3) If the alteration is not made as required by the notice, the water supply authority may make the alteration in such a manner as not to damage the conduit permanently or adversely affect its operation on completion of the alteration.
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> > (4) In this section, conduit means anything that is in or under a public road (or any other land on which no building or other structure is located) and is used for the conveyance of a substance, energy or signals.
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> **s 299:** Am 2002 No 138, Sch 4 \[7\].