Pursuant to section 360(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Minister for the Environment makes the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title-This notice is the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Notice 2011.
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force
on 24 June 2011.
3. Interpretation-In this notice, date for compliance means the date from which the Regulations apply to a permit under Regulation 13.
4. Scope-This notice provides for the application of the Resource Management (Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes) Regulations 2010 (the "Regulations") to any person who:
(a) is or was the holder of a water permit which:
(i) commenced before the Regulations commenced; and
(ii) is or was due to expire before the relevant
date for compliance in Regulation 13 (whether or not expiry occurred before the Regulations commenced); and
(b) is or was granted a new water permit for the same activity after the Regulations commenced but prior to the relevant date for compliance in Regulation 13.
5. Revised application for certain permit holders-Despite Regulation 13, the Regulations apply to water permits held by the class of persons described in clause 3:
(a) if the new water permit allows water to be taken at
a rate of 20 litres/second or more, on and from
10 November 2012 or the date the new water permit commences (whichever is the later date);
(b) if the new water permit allows water to be taken at
a rate of 10 litres/second or more, but less than
20 litres/second, on and from 10 November 2014
or the date the new water permit commences (whichever is the later date);
(c) if the new water permit allows water to be taken at
a rate of 5 litres/second or more, but less than
10 litres/second, on and from 10 November 2016
or the date the new water permit commences (whichever is the later date).
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of June 2011.
HON DR NICK SMITH, Minister for the Environment.