Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012 S.R. No. 88/2012 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 New objective added 1 4 New Part 4A inserted 2 PART 4A—PRESCRIBED PERSONS TO BE OCCUPIERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF WATER-USE REGISTRATION 2 30A Prescribed persons 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2012 S.R. No. 88/2012 Water Act 1989 Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 21 August 2012 Responsible Minister: PETER WALSH Minister for Water MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2007 by prescribing persons and classes of person as occupiers of land for the purposes of applying for and being granted a water-use registration. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 324 of the Water Act 1989. 3 New objective added After regulation 1(e) of the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 20071 , insert— "(ea) persons and classes of person as occupiers of land for the purposes of applying for and being granted a water-use registration; and". -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 88/2012 Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 New Part 4A inserted After Part 4 of the Water (Resource Management) Regulations 2007, insert— "PART 4A—PRESCRIBED PERSONS TO BE OCCUPIERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF WATER-USE REGISTRATION 30A Prescribed persons For the purposes of section 64APAA of the Act the following persons and classes of person who have a right of access to land or responsibility for the provision of a service to land are prescribed as occupiers in relation to that land— (a) the Water Holder; (b) an incorporated body responsible for supplying or delivering water to land owned or occupied by persons who are represented by the incorporated body; Note An incorporated body includes the incorporated committee of a community water supply scheme established under section 244 of the Act. (c) a person responsible for undertaking road construction or maintenance activities on land that require the use of water; r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 88/2012 Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (d) a person responsible for undertaking an activity that requires the use of water on land for dust suppression. Note Section 3(1) of the Act defines person as an individual or an incorporated body for the purposes of water-use registration. __________________". ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 88/2012 Water (Resource Management) Amendment Regulations 2012 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 75/2007 as amended by S.R. Nos 123/2009 and 139/2010. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --