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Water Management Act 2000
304Exercise of certain functions in special areas
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#### 304 Exercise of certain functions in special areas
304 Exercise of certain functions in special areas
> > (1) A public agency may not, in relation to land within a special area for a water supply authority, exercise functions other than functions under this Part unless notice is first given, as prescribed by the regulations, to the water supply authority.
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> > (2) On receipt of such a notice, the water supply authority may make such representations to the public agency as it thinks fit.
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> > (3) A public agency may not exercise functions contrary to any such representations made by a water supply authority unless—
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> > > (a) at least 14 days’ notice has been given to the water supply authority of the functions intended to be exercised, and
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> > > (b) that period has expired without the matter being referred to the Minister as a dispute for determination.
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> > (4) In this section, public agency means—
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> > > (a) the Governor, or
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> > > (b) a Minister of the Crown, or
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> > > (c) a statutory body.