Rules for computing water used where certificate of zero impact applies
52 Rules for computing water used where certificate of zero impact applies
Where a certificate of zero impact is in force under section 36 in relation to land, the following rules apply when determining the contribution payable by the owner and occupier of the land to the costs of the Scheme and when computing the quantity of water used on the land for the purposes of sections 50 and
51:
where—
the certificate of zero impact has been in force during the whole of a water usage year; and
all the water used to irrigate that land during that year has been used in accordance with the terms, conditions and limitations of the certificate, the quantity of water used to irrigate the land during that year will be taken to be zero;
where—
the certificate has not been in force during the whole of the water usage year; or
some or all of the water used to irrigate the land during that year has been used in contravention of the terms, conditions or limitations of the certificate, the quantity of water used to irrigate the land during that year will be taken to be the quantity of water actually used for that purpose.
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