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Local Government Act 1974

Divestment of land drainage schemes and water race schemes - Transfer petitions and transfer proposals

517E: Initiation of transfer

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"Asking to take over a land drainage or water race scheme from the local authority"

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If you use a land drainage scheme or water race scheme, you can ask for it to be transferred to the people who use it. You do this by filing a petition and a transfer proposal at the main office of the local authority in charge of the scheme. The petition must request that the scheme be transferred to the users, and you must also include a transfer proposal, but you should check section 517F first.

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Part 29ADivestment of land drainage schemes and water race schemes
Transfer petitions and transfer proposals

517EInitiation of transfer

  1. Subject to section 517F, any person who is a scheme user of a land drainage scheme or water race scheme may file, at the principal office of the local authority that has control of the scheme,—

  2. a petition requesting the transfer of the land drainage scheme or water race scheme to the scheme users; and
    1. a transfer proposal.

      Notes
      • Section 517E: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Local Government Amendment Act (No 5) 1999 (1999 No 125).