WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 196
Cancelling licence no longer required
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 196
Cancelling licence no longer required
196 Cancelling licence no longer required
(1) The chief executive may cancel a resource operations licence if—
(a)
another resource operations licence has been granted to replace the licence to
be cancelled; or
(b) the chief executive and the resource operations licence
holder have agreed the resource operations licence is no longer required.
(2)
The chief executive may cancel a distribution operations licence if—
(a)
another distribution operations licence has been granted to replace the
licence to be cancelled; or
(b) the chief executive and the distribution
operations licence holder have agreed the distribution operations licence is
no longer required.
(3) If the chief executive decides to cancel a licence
under subsection (1) or (2) , the chief executive must, within 30 business
days after making the decision, give an information notice about the decision
to—
(a) the licence holder; and
(b) for a distribution operations licence
held by the approved nominee of the water infrastructure owner—the owner.
(4) The cancellation takes effect from the day the chief executive gives the
licence holder the information notice.