77AOffences—take water without licence

77A Offences—take water without licence (1) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) takes surface water or ground water from a place; and (b) does not have a licence to take the water from the place. (2) A person who is the owner or occupier of land commits an offence if the person— (a) takes ground water from a bore on the land; and (b) does not have a licence to take the ground water. (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence. (4) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) in the conduct of a business carrying or extracting water, takes surface water from a place; and (b) does not have a licence to take the surface water. (5) An offence against subsection (4) is a strict liability offence. (6) This section does not apply if a licence is not required as mentioned in section 28 (2).