Entitlement to licence

Any person who has abstracted and used water from a controlled area or for a controlled use or a controlled class of uses for a period of not less than twenty-four months before the coming into operation of an Order made in accordance with section 58, shall be entitled to the grant of a licence under this Part, hereinafter referred to as “licence of right”, in the manner prescribed by the Minister in Regulations made in accordance with section 62.