sec.25BNotice of proposed grant or amendment

sec.25B Notice of proposed grant or amendment

Before granting or amending a water licence, the chief executive must give the holder of the authority or the licence notice of the proposed grant or amendment. The notice must— state the chief executive proposes to— grant a water licence to take overland flow water using the holder’s existing overland flow works; or if the holder has been granted a licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) —amend the licence; and require the holder to— clearly describe the overland flow works; and give the chief executive information about the pattern of water use from the works based on the requirements and purpose for which the water is, or is to be, used. The notice may require the holder to give the chief executive— if the notice is for a proposed grant of a water licence—a report about the taking of overland flow water under the authority to be replaced; and other information the chief executive considers relevant. For subsection (3) (a) , the report must— accurately describe— the operation of the existing overland flow works; and the capacity of the works to take overland flow water; and if required by the chief executive in the notice—be verified as accurate, and signed, by a registered professional engineer. In this section— registered professional engineer see the Professional Engineers Act 2002 , schedule 2 . s 25B (prev s 81B) ins 2017 SL No. 7 s 36 reloc and renum 2019 SL No. 120 s 46 (sec.25B-ssec.1) Before granting or amending a water licence, the chief executive must give the holder of the authority or the licence notice of the proposed grant or amendment. (sec.25B-ssec.2) The notice must— state the chief executive proposes to— grant a water licence to take overland flow water using the holder’s existing overland flow works; or if the holder has been granted a licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) —amend the licence; and require the holder to— clearly describe the overland flow works; and give the chief executive information about the pattern of water use from the works based on the requirements and purpose for which the water is, or is to be, used. (sec.25B-ssec.3) The notice may require the holder to give the chief executive— if the notice is for a proposed grant of a water licence—a report about the taking of overland flow water under the authority to be replaced; and other information the chief executive considers relevant. (sec.25B-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (a) , the report must— accurately describe— the operation of the existing overland flow works; and the capacity of the works to take overland flow water; and if required by the chief executive in the notice—be verified as accurate, and signed, by a registered professional engineer. (sec.25B-ssec.5) In this section— registered professional engineer see the Professional Engineers Act 2002 , schedule 2 .

• (a) state the chief executive proposes to— (i) grant a water licence to take overland flow water using the holder’s existing overland flow works; or (ii) if the holder has been granted a licence mentioned in subparagraph (i) —amend the licence; and