71OConversion of access licence to new category

#### 71O Conversion of access licence to new category 71O Conversion of access licence to new category (cf former s 71B) > > (1) On the application of the holder of an access licence, the Minister may consent to the cancellation of the licence and the grant of a new licence of a different category or subcategory. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a local water utility access licence or to a supplementary water access licence. > > > (3) An access licence arising under this section may only be granted— > > > > > (a) subject to the mandatory conditions applicable to the category or subcategory of licence to which it belongs, and > > > > > (b) for a period no greater than the residue of the period for which the cancelled access licence would have had effect if it had not been cancelled. > > > (4) An access licence arising under this section may only be granted in relation to the same water management area or water source as the cancelled access licence. > > > (5) Any interests that subsisted in the cancelled access licence, as in force immediately before it was cancelled, become equivalent interests in the new access licence. > > > (6) (Repealed) > > **s 71O (previously s 71B):** Ins 2002 No 138, Sch 2 \[20\]. Am 2004 No 39, Sch 3 \[7\] \[8\]. Renumbered 2004 No 39, Sch 3 \[25\].