WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 136 Surrender of a water licence

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 136

136 Surrender of a water licence

(1) A licensee may surrender a water licence by giving the chief executive a notice of surrender.

(2) The surrender—

(a) takes effect on the date on which the notice to surrender is received by the chief executive; and

(b) does not affect in any way a duty under this Act about works imposed on the licensee before the surrender.

(3) A licensee must not surrender a water licence if a seasonal water assignment notice applies to the licence.