Waste of ground water

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, no person shall cause or allow any ground water to run to waste from any well or other work except for the purpose of testing the extent of quantity or quality of the supply for cleaning, disinfecting, examining or repairing the well or other work. (2) Where ground water interferes or threatens to interfere with the execution or operation of any underground works, it shall not be unlawful under this subsection to cause or allow the water to run to waste so far as may be necessary to enable National Integrated 40 the works to be executed or operated, if no other method of disposing of the water is reasonably practicable. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for one year or to both.