Subsection (5) requires that, in cases where the impoundment being relied on for the purpose of a joint licence is the subject of an existing licence, the new joint licence will not alter the impoundment in a way that could cause a water body to fail to meet its environmental objectives or affect the continued operation of the impoundment as it relates to the existing licence. With these amendments included, the requirements under this section that relate to a joint licence for abstraction and associated impoundment will apply regardless of whether the associated impoundment was previously subject to another joint licence.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Victor Boyhan and Michael McDowell; Níl, Senators John Cummins and Robbie Gallagher.
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