2AMeaning of industrial use

2A Meaning of industrial use

[Section 2A Inserted by No. 36 of 2023, s. 5, Applied:11 Dec 2023]

(1)  In this Act, the following uses of water are industrial use:

(a) using water for industrial purposes related to the production of hydrogen;

(b) using water for –

(i) fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, cooling, or transporting, a product; or

(ii) wastewater treatment associated with the processes specified in subparagraph (i) ; or

(iii) generating electricity for use in the processes specified in subparagraph (i)  –

where the supply of that water is incidental or auxiliary to the supply of water provided for industrial purposes related to the production of hydrogen.

(2)  In addition to the uses specified in subsection (1) , if water is supplied to a water district for industrial purposes related to the production of hydrogen, the Minister may declare, by order, that another use of the water within that water district is an industrial use.

(3)  If an order is made under subsection (2) , the Minister must cause a copy of the order to be laid before each House of Parliament within 14 sitting-days of that House after the date on which the order is made, and the order is subject to disallowance under section 47 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 as if it were a regulation.

(4)  For the purposes of this Act, the following uses are not industrial use:

(a) the supply or use of water that is principally for irrigation purposes;

(b) the supply or use of water that is principally for the generation of hydro-electricity;

(c) the supply or use of water by a regulated entity within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 for the purposes of that Act.