sec.14Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan

sec.14 Granting or amending water licences under the resource operations plan

For granting, under section 212 of the Act , a water licence to replace an authority under section 12 , the resource operations plan— must state the parts of the plan area in which an authority may be replaced by a water licence; and must state the works to which each authority relates; and must consider the extent to which the works allow the taking of— overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and water under another authorisation; and to achieve the outcomes of this plan, may reduce the volume of overland flow water that may be taken in a part of the plan area mentioned in paragraph (a) by deciding— the volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and the share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part. The resource operations plan may also decide the share of the water mentioned in subsection (1) (d) (i) available under a water licence granted under section 13 for a part of the plan area mentioned in subsection (1) (a) . Section 217 of the Act applies to the amendment of the licence for consistency with the resource operations plan. (sec.14-ssec.1) For granting, under section 212 of the Act , a water licence to replace an authority under section 12 , the resource operations plan— must state the parts of the plan area in which an authority may be replaced by a water licence; and must state the works to which each authority relates; and must consider the extent to which the works allow the taking of— overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and water under another authorisation; and to achieve the outcomes of this plan, may reduce the volume of overland flow water that may be taken in a part of the plan area mentioned in paragraph (a) by deciding— the volume of overland flow water available for allocation in the part; and the share available under each authority to take overland flow water in the part. (sec.14-ssec.2) The resource operations plan may also decide the share of the water mentioned in subsection (1) (d) (i) available under a water licence granted under section 13 for a part of the plan area mentioned in subsection (1) (a) . (sec.14-ssec.3) Section 217 of the Act applies to the amendment of the licence for consistency with the resource operations plan.

• (a) must state the parts of the plan area in which an authority may be replaced by a water licence; and
• (b) must state the works to which each authority relates; and
• (c) must consider the extent to which the works allow the taking of— (i) overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and (ii) water under another authorisation; and
• (i) overland flow water under an authority under section 12 ; and
• (ii) water under another authorisation; and