Water Services Act 2021

50 Acceptable solutions or verification methods for drinking water

(1)

Taumata Arowai may, by notice, issue a drinking water acceptable solution or verification method for use in establishing compliance with legislative requirements.

(2)

A drinking water acceptable solution or verification method may—

(a)

provide an alternative to the requirements in section 30 for a specified class of drinking water supplier; and

(b)

require the treatment of drinking water by a specified class of drinking water supplier.

(3)

Taumata Arowai must not issue a drinking water acceptable solution or verification method unless satisfied that the solution or method is consistent with the main purpose of this Act (other than the duty to have a drinking water safety plan).

(4)

A drinking water acceptable solution or verification method issued under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Compare: 2004 No 72 s 22

Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section
PublicationThe maker must: LA19 ss 73, 74(1)(a), Sch 1 cl 14
• publish it in the Gazette
• publish it on an Internet site maintained by, or on behalf of, Taumata Arowai
PresentationThe Minister must present it to the House of RepresentativesLA19 s 114, Sch 1 cl 32(1)(a)
DisallowanceIt may be disallowed by the House of Representatives LA19 ss 115, 116
This note is not part of the Act.