Water Resources Act 2007
31Licence to take water—conditions
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31 Licence to take water—conditions (1) A licence to take water is subject to any condition— Examples of conditions to which licence may be subject 1 that records must be kept 2 that a water meter must be installed, operated and maintained 3 that information about compliance with licence conditions must be given to the authority 4 that monitoring and testing must be done after water is taken 5 that places from which water is taken must be marked in a stated way 6 that water may only be taken at a stated rate (which may be different for different days of the year) 7 that not more than a stated maximum amount of water may be taken 8 that water must not be taken from a waterway at a time when there is no or little flow in the waterway 9 that the authority must be allowed to conduct regular routine inspections Note The licence is also subject to any condition that applies to a water access entitlement on which the licence is based (see s 23 (2)).