24Water access entitlement—amendment

24 Water access entitlement—amendment (1) The authority may amend a water access entitlement, including by imposing a condition on, or amending an existing condition of, the entitlement. (2) However, the authority may amend an entitlement only if— (a) the authority has given the holder of the entitlement written notice of the proposed amendment; and (b) the notice states that written comments on the proposal may be made to the authority before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the holder; and (c) the authority has considered any comments made before the end of the stated period. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the holder applied for, or agreed in writing to, the proposed amendment. (4) The amendment of an entitlement takes effect on— (a) the date on which notice of the amendment is given to the holder; or (b) if a later date is stated in the notice—that date. (5) A condition imposed or amended by the authority must not be inconsistent with any condition prescribed by regulation that applies to the entitlement. (6) This section does not apply to an amendment made under section 25.