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134: When owner must classify dam
or “Rules for when dam owners must sort their dams into groups”
You could also call this:

“The local government can ask dam owners to figure out how dangerous their dams are if they're in special areas.”

If you own a referable dam in a designated area, the regional authority can ask you to classify it. They will send you a written notice telling you to do this. You need to follow the rules in section 134B when you classify your dam.

A designated area is a special place or an area near a special place or feature. The government makes rules to say which areas are designated areas.

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Next up: 134B: Method of classification

or “This law explains how dam owners must rate their dams based on how dangerous they could be if they break.”
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Safety of dams: Classification of dams

134ARegional authority may require owner to classify referable dam

  1. A regional authority may by written notice require the owner of a referable dam to classify it in accordance with section 134B if the dam is located within a designated area.

  2. In subsection (1), designated area means an area, or a proximity to an area or feature, designated or described by regulations made under this Act.

Notes
  • Section 134A: inserted, on , by section 39 of the Building Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 100).