This legislation has been repealed.
169N—Interaction with " " Irrigation Act 2009
(1) The Minister may
transfer a water licence, and deal with any related entitlement under this
Chapter, held by an irrigation trust to another trust or a person or other
body to give effect to any determination or approval of the relevant Minister
under Part 2 Division 4 of the Irrigation
Act 2009 .
(2) The Minister may
allocate water transferred by an irrigation trust to a person or other body
under section 30 of the Irrigation
Act 2009 to a person or body holding a water licence under this Act to
give effect to the operation of that section.
(3) The Minister
may—
(a)
grant a water licence to a person whose irrigation right is being transformed
into a water licence under section 32 or 33 of the Irrigation
Act 2009 unless the Minister considers that the water licence should not
be granted on a ground that applies under Part 3 Division
1 ;
(b) make
adjustments to a water licence already held by a person whose irrigation right
is being transformed into a water licence under section 32 or 33 of the Irrigation
Act 2009 on account of that transformation.
(4) This section does
not limit the operation or effect of any other provision of this Act.
(5) A fee (if any)
prescribed by the regulations is payable in respect of any action taken by the
Minister under this section (and the Minister may decline to take the action
unless or until the fee is paid).