sec.72Continued taking of groundwater authorised

sec.72 Continued taking of groundwater authorised

An owner of land in implementation area 2A, 2B, 3 or 4 who, on the commencement of this plan, is using an existing water bore on the land to take groundwater may continue to take groundwater using the bore. If the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the outcomes mentioned in part 3 or the objectives mentioned in part 4 are not being achieved, the chief executive may, under section 116 of the Act , grant a water licence to the owner to take groundwater using the bore. The water licence must state an annual volumetric limit for the licence. s 72 amd 2017 SL No. 199 s 18 ; 2019 SL No. 251 s 27 (sec.72-ssec.1) An owner of land in implementation area 2A, 2B, 3 or 4 who, on the commencement of this plan, is using an existing water bore on the land to take groundwater may continue to take groundwater using the bore. (sec.72-ssec.2) If the chief executive is reasonably satisfied the outcomes mentioned in part 3 or the objectives mentioned in part 4 are not being achieved, the chief executive may, under section 116 of the Act , grant a water licence to the owner to take groundwater using the bore. (sec.72-ssec.3) The water licence must state an annual volumetric limit for the licence.