2001 1 WATER CORPORATION BILL No. 12 of

An Act to amend The Water Corporation Act (Assented to , 2001) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as The Water Corporation Amendment Act, 2001. S.S. 1983-84, c.W-4.1 amended The Water Corporation Act is amended in the manner set forth in this Act. New sections 41.1 and 41.2 The following sections are added after

section 41: “Prohibitions in relation to water 41.1 Subject to

section 41.2 but notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other Act, the corporation shall not grant: (

a) any approval to construct or operate works for the purposes of taking water out of a watershed; or (

b) any approval or right to take water out of a watershed. “Exceptions 41.2

Section 41.1 does not apply to water: (

a) that is transferred or taken for the purposes of transfer between watersheds, or portions of watersheds, within Saskatchewan; (

b) that is packaged in containers that have a capacity that is less than the maximum capacity prescribed in the regulations; (

c) that is removed in the ordinary course of carrying water in a vehicle, vessel or aircraft for the use of persons or animals while they are being transported in the vehicle, vessel or aircraft; (

d) that is removed in a vehicle, vessel or aircraft and is necessary for: (

i) the ordinary operation of the vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or (ii) the transportation of food or products in the vehicle, vessel or aircraft; or (

e) that is of a class prescribed in the regulations or that is removed in a manner or for a purpose prescribed in the regulations”. 2001WATER CORPORATION 2 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2001 New

section 83

Section is repealed and the following substituted: “Regulations The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations: (

a) defining, enlarging or restricting the meaning of any word or expression used in this Act but not defined in this Act; (

b) prescribing any matter or thing required or authorized by this Act to be prescribed in the regulations; (

c) respecting any other matter or thing that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary to carry out the intent of this Act”. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent.