52Assessment of unmetered supply

52 Assessment of unmetered supply

(1)  Where for the purposes of this Act the quantity of water supplied by the undertakers is to be ascertained and that quantity has not been measured by a meter, the undertakers may assess that quantity, and the certificate of their clerk, secretary, or similar officer of their assessment is, subject to section 56 , conclusive of that quantity.

(2)  *[Section 52 Subsection (2) amended by No. 46 of 1991, s. 4 and Sched. 2 ]*In making an assessment for the purposes of this section, the undertakers shall have regard to –

(a) in the case of water supplied for irrigation –

(i) the area irrigated;

(ii) the method of irrigation;

(iii) the layout of the irrigation system and the lie of the land irrigated;

(iv) the type of soil irrigated; and

(v) the type of crop irrigated; and

(b) in other cases –

(i) the use made of the water;

(ii) the occupier's requirement of water; and

(iii) the quantity used in similar previous circumstances.