South Australia
Natural Resources Management (Noora Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2017
under the Natural Resources Management Act 2004

Contents
Preamble
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Noora Prescribed Wells Area—revocation of declaration as prescribed water resource
Legislative history

Preamble
1	A proclamation was made in accordance with section 41 of the Water Resources Act 1976 (the 1976 Act) declaring an area of the State to be the Noora Proclaimed Region for the purposes of that Act (see Gazette 09.01.1986 p19).
2	Schedule 3, clause 2 of the Water Resources Act 1997 (the 1997 Act) provides that a proclamation under section 41 of the 1976 Act in force immediately before the commencement of the 1997 Act continues in force as if it were a regulation under section 8(1) of the 1997 Act.
3	Schedule 4, clause 54(2) of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 provides that a regulation in force under section 8 of the 1997 Act (including such a regulation in force by virtue of the operation of Schedule 3 of the 1997 Act) will continue in force and effect as if it were a regulation made under section 125 of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004.
4	It is now appropriate to make a regulation under section 125(3) of the Natural Resources Management Act 2004 revoking the declaration of the Noora Proclaimed Region as a prescribed water resource.

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Natural Resources Management (Noora Prescribed Wells Area) Regulations 2017.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation 4 months after the day on which they are made (see Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 section 10AA).
3—Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
Act means the Natural Resources Management Act 2004;
Noora Prescribed Wells Area means the Noora Proclaimed Region under the proclamation referred to in clause 1 of the preamble;
relevant regulation means the regulation in force as if it were a regulation made under section 125 of the Act by virtue of the operation of Schedule 3, clause 2 of the Water Resources Act 1997 for the purposes of the continuation of the declaration of the Noora Prescribed Wells Area as a prescribed water resource.
4—Noora Prescribed Wells Area—revocation of declaration as prescribed water resource
In accordance with section 125(3) of the Act, the relevant regulation is revoked.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations
Year	No	Reference	Commencement	
2017	211	Gazette 1.8.2017 p3060 	1.12.2017: r 2