(1)  In this section –

relevant permit or agreement means –

(a) a permit or agreement, granted or entered into under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 , that was in force or in operation immediately before the commencement day; and

(b) a building permit, planning permit, or special plumbing permit, granted under the Building Act 2000 , that was in force immediately before the commencement day and to which section 20 does not apply; and

(c) a building permit, plumbing permit, or special plumbing permit, granted under the Building Act 2000 after the commencement day and to which section 19 applies; and

(d) a permit or agreement, granted or entered into under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 after the commencement day and to which section 18 applies;

relevant regulated entity , in relation to an relevant permit or agreement in respect of a building or land, means the regulated entity in relation to which an occupier or owner of the building or land is, or is likely to become, a customer within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 ;

relevant terms and conditions means the terms and conditions, of a relevant permit or agreement, that relate to the provision of water or sewerage services.

(2)  If a relevant permit or agreement is granted to, or entered into by, a person before the commencement day –

(a) the person and the relevant regulated entity are to be taken, on and from that day, to have entered into a customer contract on the same terms and conditions as the relevant terms and conditions; and

(b) the customer contract is to remain in operation until another customer contract is entered into between the regulated entity and the person.

(3)  If a relevant permit or agreement is granted to, or entered into by, a person on a day after the commencement day –

(a) the person and the relevant regulated entity are to be taken, on and from the day the permit is granted or the agreement is entered into, to have entered into a customer contract on the same terms and conditions as the relevant terms and conditions; and

(b) the customer contract is to remain in operation until another customer contract is entered into between the regulated entity and the person.