Section 130 of the Local Government Act 2002, imposes a general duty on the Council to continue to provide water services which it provided at 1 July 2003 or has started to provide since that date. In order to provide water services safely and efficiently, the Council needs to be sure that it can protect its water supply infrastructure.
Section 146(b) (ii) provides that the Council may make bylaws for managing, regulating against and protecting from damage, misuse or loss, or preventing the use of, the land, water sources, structures or infrastructure associated with water supply.
The bylaw makes clear that the terms and conditions of the water service supplied and received, including fees and charges payable, are set out in the completed Council application form and constitute a contract between the parties.
Schedule 1 is a Water Supply Statement of Intent. This Schedule is not part of this Bylaw and is provided for information only.
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