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WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 62A

Declaration for taking of water under a licence in subsequent water season

S. 62A(1) amended by No. 24/2013 s. 20.

    (1)     The Minister may make a declaration in respect of licences issued under section 51(1), or registration licences, to take water in a water system, authorising that holders of the licences may take water that is entitled to be taken under the licences in any particular water season in a subsequent water season.

    (2)     A declaration under subsection (1) may apply to—

        (a)     licences in a water system or part of a water system; or

        (b)     a class or classes of licences in a water system or part of a water system.

    (3)     Any taking of water under a declaration of the Minister under subsection (1) is subject to—

        (a)     any terms and conditions of the licence to which the water allocation applies; and

        (b)     any terms and conditions specified by the Minister in the declaration.

    (4)     The Minister must cause notice of the making of a declaration under subsection (1) to be—

        (a)     published in the Government Gazette; and

        (b)     in a newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the declaration applies.

    (5)     A declaration under subsection (1) has effect on the publication of notice of the making of the declaration in the Government Gazette.

S. 63 amended by Nos 5/2002 s. 32 (as amended by No. 6/2002 s. 4(2)), 90/2003 s. 4, 99/2005 s. 50, substituted by No. 23/2019 s. 30.



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