WATER ACT 1912 - SECT 18
Penalty for alteration of work during currency of licence
WATER ACT 1912 - SECT 18
Penalty for alteration of work during currency of licence
18 Penalty for alteration of work during currency of licence
(1) If, during the time that a licence under this Part is in force in respect
of a work, alterations have been made in or in connection with the work which
materially and prejudicially affect the quantity or quality of water flowing
in, to, or from, or being in any river or lake, the person who has made the
alterations shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 100 penalty units, and,
in addition to the imposition of the said penalty, the licence may, by notice
in the Gazette, be cancelled and annulled:
Provided that the holder of any licence may, during the currency thereof,
apply for an additional licence, allowing alterations in the work as
originally licensed, and any such application shall be dealt with as
hereinbefore provided in respect of applications for a licence in the first
instance:
Provided also that the alterations herein referred to shall not apply to any
repairs or alterations rendered necessary for maintenance or any sudden or
unforeseen emergency.
(2) If, during the time that a licence under this Part
is in force in respect of a work for the purpose of irrigation, an area has
been irrigated in excess of the area permitted by the licence the person who
has irrigated the excess area shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 100
penalty units and in addition to the imposition of the said penalty the
licence may, by notice in the Gazette, be cancelled and annulled:
Provided that the holder of any such licence may, during the currency thereof,
apply for an additional licence for the purpose of irrigating an additional
area, and any such application shall be dealt with as hereinbefore provided in
respect of applications for a licence in the first instance.
