Water Management Act 2000 No 92
Current version for 1 March 2013 to date (accessed 21 May 2013 at 21:25)

325   Directions concerning waste of water

The Minister may, by order in writing served on a landholder, direct the landholder to take specified measures to ensure that:
(a)  water taken and used under the authority of:
(i)  a domestic and stock right, or
(ii)  a domestic and stock access licence,
      is taken and used in accordance with the mandatory guidelines established under section 336B, and
(b)  water taken and used under the authority of:
(i)  a domestic and stock right, or
(ii)  a domestic and stock access licence,
      is beneficially used, and is not wasted or improperly used, and
(c)  water taken by means of a water supply work situated on the land, or used under the authority of a water use approval applying to the land, is beneficially used, and is not wasted or improperly used.
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