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Water Resources Act 2007
77COffence—do waterway work without licence
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77C Offence—do waterway work without licence
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person does waterway work; and
(b) the work adversely affects, or may adversely affect, the flow or
quality of water, or the aquatic habitat, in the waterway; and
(c) the person does not have a waterway work licence for the
waterway work.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) does waterway work; and
(b) does not have a waterway work licence for the waterway work.
(3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.
(4) This section does not apply if a waterway work licence is not required
as mentioned in section 42 (2).