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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.653Application of div 1
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### sec.653 Application of div 1
This division applies if—
a water authority (the outgoing service provider ) is a service provider for a water service; and
the outgoing service provider is dissolved and converted, under the Water Act, chapter 4, part 7, division 1, to 2 or more entities (the new entities ) that are alternative institutional structures; and
1 of the new entities becomes the relevant infrastructure owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure for supplying the water service for which a charge is intended to be made; and
another of the new entities (the incoming service provider )—
becomes the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner for operating the infrastructure to supply the water service; and
is registered as the service provider for the water service.
However, this division applies only if the changeover day is no later than 1 year after the commencement of this section.
In this section—
alternative institutional structure see the Water Act, schedule 4.
s 653 ins 2013 No. 23 s 350
(sec.653-ssec.1) This division applies if— a water authority (the outgoing service provider ) is a service provider for a water service; and the outgoing service provider is dissolved and converted, under the Water Act, chapter 4, part 7, division 1, to 2 or more entities (the new entities ) that are alternative institutional structures; and 1 of the new entities becomes the relevant infrastructure owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure for supplying the water service for which a charge is intended to be made; and another of the new entities (the incoming service provider )— becomes the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner for operating the infrastructure to supply the water service; and is registered as the service provider for the water service.
(sec.653-ssec.2) However, this division applies only if the changeover day is no later than 1 year after the commencement of this section.
(sec.653-ssec.3) In this section— alternative institutional structure see the Water Act, schedule 4.
- (a) a water authority (the outgoing service provider ) is a service provider for a water service; and
- (b) the outgoing service provider is dissolved and converted, under the Water Act, chapter 4, part 7, division 1, to 2 or more entities (the new entities ) that are alternative institutional structures; and
- (c) 1 of the new entities becomes the relevant infrastructure owner of 1 or more elements of infrastructure for supplying the water service for which a charge is intended to be made; and
- (d) another of the new entities (the incoming service provider )— (i) becomes the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner for operating the infrastructure to supply the water service; and (ii) is registered as the service provider for the water service.
- (i) becomes the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner for operating the infrastructure to supply the water service; and
- (ii) is registered as the service provider for the water service.
- (i) becomes the prescribed related entity of the relevant infrastructure owner for operating the infrastructure to supply the water service; and
- (ii) is registered as the service provider for the water service.