Amalgamating water authorities and authority areas

In force

(1)

A regulation may amalgamate 2 or more water authorities (former authorities) to form a new water authority.

(2)

(a)

name the new water authority; and

(b)

if the new water authority is to have an authority area—identify the area; and

(c)

dissolve the former authorities; and

(d)

if the former authorities had authority areas—dissolve the areas.

(3)

A regulation may amalgamate 2 or more former water areas—

(a)

taken, under section 1083(2), to be authority areas; and

(b)

for which the chief executive continues to perform the functions of a water authority.

(4)

(a)

identify the new area; and

(b)

dissolve the former areas.

Regulations

This provision refers to the regulations (The regulation). Made under this Act:

21 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.

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