WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 300
Obstruction of works
WATER MANAGEMENT ACT 2000 - SECT 300
Obstruction of works
300 Obstruction of works
(1) If a person places a structure or other thing
in or near a water supply authority's water management work in such a manner
as to interfere with the work, the water supply authority may--
(a) demolish
and remove the structure or other thing, and
(b) repair the work, and
(c)
recover the cost of doing so as a debt owing to the water supply authority by
the person who placed the structure or other thing there.
(2) A water supply
authority may apply for and obtain an injunction to prevent a structure or
other thing being placed as referred to in subsection (1).
