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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.20Who must apply for registration as a service provider
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### sec.20 Who must apply for registration as a service provider
The following entities must, before starting to operate as the supplier of a water or sewerage service, apply for registration as a service provider—
a local government that owns infrastructure for supplying water or sewerage services;
a water authority that owns infrastructure for supplying water or sewerage services;
1, but not both, of the following—
an entity (the relevant infrastructure owner ) who is the owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure (the relevant infrastructure ) for supplying a water or sewerage service for which a charge is intended to be made;
an entity (the prescribed related entity ) that is prescribed under a regulation as a related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner.
For subsection (1) (c) (ii) , the prescribed related entity must be nominated by the relevant infrastructure owner to operate the relevant infrastructure to supply the service, whether before or after the relevant infrastructure owner becomes the owner of the relevant infrastructure.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who owns infrastructure that produces and supplies recycled water unless the person also owns other infrastructure for supplying a water or sewerage service.
s 20 amd 2009 No. 46 s 136 ; 2010 No. 53 s 208 ; 2013 No. 23 s 310 ; 2014 No. 31 s 21
(sec.20-ssec.1) The following entities must, before starting to operate as the supplier of a water or sewerage service, apply for registration as a service provider— a local government that owns infrastructure for supplying water or sewerage services; a water authority that owns infrastructure for supplying water or sewerage services; 1, but not both, of the following— an entity (the relevant infrastructure owner ) who is the owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure (the relevant infrastructure ) for supplying a water or sewerage service for which a charge is intended to be made; an entity (the prescribed related entity ) that is prescribed under a regulation as a related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner.
(sec.20-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (c) (ii) , the prescribed related entity must be nominated by the relevant infrastructure owner to operate the relevant infrastructure to supply the service, whether before or after the relevant infrastructure owner becomes the owner of the relevant infrastructure.
(sec.20-ssec.3) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who owns infrastructure that produces and supplies recycled water unless the person also owns other infrastructure for supplying a water or sewerage service.
- (a) a local government that owns infrastructure for supplying water or sewerage services;
- (b) a water authority that owns infrastructure for supplying water or sewerage services;
- (c) 1, but not both, of the following— (i) an entity (the relevant infrastructure owner ) who is the owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure (the relevant infrastructure ) for supplying a water or sewerage service for which a charge is intended to be made; (ii) an entity (the prescribed related entity ) that is prescribed under a regulation as a related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner.
- (i) an entity (the relevant infrastructure owner ) who is the owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure (the relevant infrastructure ) for supplying a water or sewerage service for which a charge is intended to be made;
- (ii) an entity (the prescribed related entity ) that is prescribed under a regulation as a related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner.
- (i) an entity (the relevant infrastructure owner ) who is the owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure (the relevant infrastructure ) for supplying a water or sewerage service for which a charge is intended to be made;
- (ii) an entity (the prescribed related entity ) that is prescribed under a regulation as a related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner.