New Zealand Acts

WATER SERVICES ENTITIES AMENDMENT ACT 2023

- As at 22 August 2023
- Act 44 of 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 1 - Amendments to Water Services Entities Act 2022

   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Section 2 amended (Commencement)
   5.      Section 3 amended (Purpose)
   6.      Section 6 amended (Interpretation)
   7.      New section 6A inserted (Act applies to water services entity, and its service area, only on and after that entity’s establishment date)
   8.      Section 11 replaced (Water services entities established)
   9.      Section 13 amended (Functions of water services entities)
   10.     Section 16 amended (Shares in water services entities)
   11.     New subpart 1A of Part 2 inserted
   12.     Section 27 amended (Establishment and membership of regional representative group)
   13.     Section 93 amended (What constitution must contain)
   14.     Section 117 amended (Safeguarding independence of water services entities)
   15.     Section 131 amended (Outline of Part (financial and accountability matters))
   16.     New subpart 2A of Part 4 inserted
   17.     New subpart 4A of Part 4 inserted
   18.     New subparts 9 and 10 of Part 4 inserted
   19.     Section 200 amended (Interim review of governance and accountability arrangements under Act)
   20.     Section 201 amended (Comprehensive review of water services legislation)
   21.     Section 205 amended (Repeal of this subpart)
   22.     Section 206 amended (Engagement requirements)
   23.     New section 206A
   24.     Section 207 amended (Consumer forum)
   25.     Section 208 amended (Consumer engagement stocktake)
   26.     Section 210 amended (Regulations)
   27.     Schedule 1 amended
   28.     Schedule 2 replaced
   29.     New Schedule 2A inserted

   PART 2 - Amendments to other legislation

           SUBPART 1 - Amendment to Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

   30.     Principal Act
   31.     Section 6 amended (Interpretation)

           SUBPART 2 - Amendment to Goods and Services Tax Act 1985

   32.     Principal Act
   33.     Section 78I amended (Support package payment made by water services entity to be zero-rated)

           SUBPART 3 - Amendment to Income Tax Act 2007

   34.     Principal Act
   35.     Section YA 1 amended (Definitions)

           SUBPART 4 - Amendments to Local Government Act 2002

   36.     Principal Act
   37.     Schedule 1AA amended

           SUBPART 5 - Amendments to Local Government (Rating) Act 2002

   38.     Principal Act
   39.     Schedule 1AA amended

           SUBPART 6 - Amendments to Local Government (Financial Reporting and Prudence) Regulations 2014

   40.     Principal regulations
   41.     Schedule 1 amended
   42.     Schedule 4 amended
   43.     Schedule 5 amended
   44.     Schedule 6 amended

           SUBPART 7 - Amendments to Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020

   45.     Principal Act
   46.     Section 4 amended (Interpretation)

           SUBPART 8 - Amendments to Water Services Act 2021

   47.     Principal Act
   48.     Section 5 amended (Interpretation)
   49.     Section 14 amended (Te Mana o te Wai: meaning, application, effect)
   50.     Section 201 amended (Levy)
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2