5Determination of application for surrender of water entitlement

5 Determination of application for surrender of water entitlement

5 Determination of application for surrender of water entitlement

(1) The Board may:

(a) refuse an application made under clause 4, or

(b) defer the application until the quantity of water to be surrendered can be allocated to another irrigated holding under clause 7, or

(c) approve the application on such conditions, if any, as it may consider appropriate.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the Board may:

(a) refuse the application if it does not consider that the applicant’s reasons for making the application are sufficient, or

(b) approve the application in respect of part only of the quantity of water proposed to be surrendered.

(3) If the Board approves an application made under clause 4, it must re-determine the quantity of water allocated for irrigation to the applicant’s holding in accordance with its approval.