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Water Resources Act 2007
75Directions in relation to unlicensed taking of surface
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75 Directions in relation to unlicensed taking of surface
water
(1) This section applies if the authority is satisfied that a person who does
not have a licence to take water from a waterway—
(a) has taken or is taking water from the waterway; or
(b) has pumping equipment in or near the waterway that may be
used to take water from the waterway.
(2) The authority may give the person a written direction to do 1 or more
of the following:
(a) not take the water;
(b) stop taking the water;
(c) not use the pumping equipment;
(d) stop using the pumping equipment;
(e) remove the pumping equipment from the waterway.
(3) A person must comply with a direction given to the person under this