Section 142
Appeal against order of Land Administrator
of Water Services Industry Act 2006
(1)
Any party who is dissatisfied with the order of the Land
Administrator under subsection 141(9) may within twenty-one days after the order appeal against such order to the State Authority which may then uphold, set aside or vary the order upon such terms, conditions and stipulations as it thinks fit.
(2)
The State Authority may, if it thinks fit, in lieu of making an order under subsection (1), direct the acquisition of any land or part of any land included in a notice given under subsection 141(2) in accordance with the Land Acquisition Act 1960 [Act 486].
(3)
The licensee shall pay the compensation for any acquisition of land made by the State Authority under subsection (2).
(4)
The decision of the State Authority under this section shall be final.
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(5)
Notwithstanding any written law relating to land matters, the Registrar—
(a)
upon the production to him of the notice issued by the licensee under subsection 141(2) together with the statement by the Land Administrator that no objection had been lodged by any of the persons mentioned in subsection 141(4); or
(b)
upon the production to him of the original order made under subsection 141(9) and upon the deposit with him of a certified true copy of the original order, shall cause to be made on the register document of title relating to the land affected by the notice or order a note of the existence of the rights under such notice or order.
Installation of pipe, etc., on State land 143.
Subject to the approval of the State Authority and to such conditions as the State Authority may deem proper, a person holding an individual licence may install, place or carry on, under or over
State land, to the extent permitted by its individual licence, such pipe, channel, conduit or similar structure, sewer, manhole, chamber, fixture or any other equipment forming part of a public water supply system or public sewerage system as may be necessary or proper for the purposes of the public water supply system or public sewerage system.
Maintenance, repair and upgrading of installation 144.
Whenever it is necessary so to do for the purpose of maintaining, repairing or upgrading any water supply system, sewerage system or any part of the systems, the licensee or any person authorized by the licensee in that behalf may at all reasonable times enter upon any land on, under or over which pipe, channel, conduit or similar structure, sewer, manhole, chamber, fixture or any other equipment forming part of a water supply system or sewerage system has been installed, and may carry out all necessary repairs, and may, in the course thereof, fell or lop trees, remove vegetation and do all other things necessary to the purpose, causing as little damage as possible and paying full compensation in accordance with section 146 to all persons interested for any damage that may be caused thereby for which compensation has not already been assessed under section 141.