Water Act 1912 Water (Part 2) Amendment (Transfers) Regulation 1996 (1996-569) [GG No 134 of 22.11.1996] (NSW)

1996 No 569

New South Wales

Water (Part 2) Amendment

(Transfers) Regulation 1996

under the

Water Act 1912

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Water Act 1912.

KIM YEADON, M.P.,

Minister for Land and Water	Conservation
Explanatory note

Under section 20AI (3) of the Water Act 1912, an application for the temporary transfer of a volumetric water allocation may be made so long as the transfer of the water allocation is for a period of not more than 3 years (or some other period prescribed by the regulations). The object of this Regulation is to prescribe 5 years as the maximum period in respect of temporary transfers of water allocations.

This Regulation is made under the Water Act 1912, including sections 20AI and 27 (the general regulation making power for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act).

Published in Gazette No 134 of 22 November 1996, page 7599 Page 1

1996 No 569

Clause 1 Water (Part 2) Amendment (Transfers) Regulation 1996

Water (Part 2) Amendment (Transfers)

Regulation 1996

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Water (Part 2) Amendment (Transfers)

Regulation 1996.

2 Amendment of Water (Part 2) Regulations

The Water (Part 2) Regulations is amended as set out in Schedule

1.

3 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 2)

Clause 40B

Insert after clause 40A:

40B Prescribed period for temporary transfer of water

allocations

For the purposes of section 20AI (3) (a) of the Act, the period of 5 years is prescribed.