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WATER SERVICES ENTITIES ACT 2022 - SECT 199A

199A Requirement to enter into relationship agreement

1 A water services entity and each of the following must enter into a relationship agreement under this section:

a) a territorial authority owner:

b) a regional council whose boundary is inside, or overlaps with, the water services entity’s service area:

c) a transport corridor manager that owns or operates a transport stormwater system.

2 The relationship agreement may be entered into by a water services entity with—

a) any 1 of the parties listed in subsection (1); or

b) any 2 or more of the parties listed in subsection (1).

3 A relationship agreement is binding on the parties concerned.

4 A relationship agreement under this section remains in force until the agreement is replaced by another agreement.

5 Nothing in this section precludes a water services entity from entering a relationship agreement with any other party relating to the provision of water services (for example, an iwi or hapū).

History: Section 199A: inserted, on 31 August 2023, by section 33 of the Water Services Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 52).