Section 22Part 3 — Control of Water Resources Use
When water abstraction and works lawful
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Subject to sections 20 and 21, a person who abstracts and uses ground water for other than domestic use, or to construct, enlarge or alter any works therefor, except with a licence granted under this Act commits an offence: Provided that this shall not apply to —
any person acting for or on behalf of the Authority; or
the doing of any thing for firefighting purposes, for the purposes of testing apparatus used for these purposes or for training or practise in the use of such apparatus.
For the purposes of subsection (1) —
“enlarge” means to enlarge a well or other works to such extent that the maximum rate of abstraction of ground water therefrom is increased from that obtainable on the 18th April, 1983 by more than twenty-five percent.
Defined Terms
enlarge