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256: Chief executive may appoint dam owner accreditation body
or “The boss can choose someone to check if dam owners are doing a good job, and can also change their mind later.”
You could also call this:

“The law says someone important must decide how often to check on people who look after dams and what else they need to do.”

The chief executive has to make a notice that tells the dam owner accreditation body how often they need to check on accredited dam owners. This notice will say how often these checks, called audits, should happen at the very least. The chief executive can also add any other important information to this notice that they think is needed.

When the chief executive makes this notice, it becomes a type of law called secondary legislation. This means it needs to follow special rules about how it’s published, which you can find in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Next up: 257A: Fees for audits

or “This law explains how much money dam owners might need to pay for safety checks on their dams.”
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Part 3 Regulatory responsibilities and accreditation
Responsibilities of dam owner accreditation body: Requirements for dam owner accreditation body

257Requirements for dam owner accreditation body

  1. The chief executive must, by notice, specify—

  2. the minimum frequency of audits that the dam owner accreditation body must conduct on accredited dam owners; and
    1. any other matters that the chief executive considers necessary or appropriate.

      1. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 257(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 257(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).