This legislation has been repealed.
28—Proposal for conversion by the Minister
(1) The Minister
may—
(a)
serve on the owners of irrigated properties in a government irrigation
district; and
(b)
publish in a local newspaper,
a notice proposing that the irrigation district, or part of it, be converted
to a private irrigation district.
(2) The notice
must—
(a) set
out the terms and conditions on which the proposed conversion would take
place; and
(b)
invite interested persons to make written submissions to the Minister in
relation to the proposal within a period of not less than three months
specified in the notice.
(3) The Minister must
have regard to all submissions made pursuant to the notice before proceeding
with the proposal and may amend the proposal to take account of any
submission.