Water Regulation 2016
sec.34Application to relocate water licences
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sec.34 Application to relocate water licences
This section applies to an application to relocate a water licence. The application must be— made to the chief executive in the approved form; and if the application includes a transfer or amalgamation—made jointly by the following— the holder of the licence; the proposed transferee. The application must— state each of the following— details of the licence; if the licence, or part of the licence, is to be amalgamated with the transferee’s water licence—details of the transferee’s licence; the purpose for which the water will be taken under the new licence; details of the location of the proposed taking of water under the new licence; the volume of water proposed to be taken under the new licence; and be accompanied by— a statutory declaration by the holder of the licence that each person (an interested entity ) who has a financial or other interest in the land of the holder for which the licence is held has been given notice of the proposed relocation; and the written consent of each interested entity to the proposed relocation; and the application fee. The application to relocate may include 1 or more transfers, amendments or amalgamations. s 34 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 15 (sec.34-ssec.1) This section applies to an application to relocate a water licence. (sec.34-ssec.2) The application must be— made to the chief executive in the approved form; and if the application includes a transfer or amalgamation—made jointly by the following— the holder of the licence; the proposed transferee. (sec.34-ssec.3) The application must— state each of the following— details of the licence; if the licence, or part of the licence, is to be amalgamated with the transferee’s water licence—details of the transferee’s licence; the purpose for which the water will be taken under the new licence; details of the location of the proposed taking of water under the new licence; the volume of water proposed to be taken under the new licence; and be accompanied by— a statutory declaration by the holder of the licence that each person (an interested entity ) who has a financial or other interest in the land of the holder for which the licence is held has been given notice of the proposed relocation; and the written consent of each interested entity to the proposed relocation; and the application fee. (sec.34-ssec.4) The application to relocate may include 1 or more transfers, amendments or amalgamations.
- (a) made to the chief executive in the approved form; and
- (b) if the application includes a transfer or amalgamation—made jointly by the following— (i) the holder of the licence; (ii) the proposed transferee.
- (i) the holder of the licence;
- (ii) the proposed transferee.
- (i) the holder of the licence;
- (ii) the proposed transferee.