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34“Bubble licence arrangements”—aggregating licences
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#### 34 “Bubble licence arrangements”—aggregating licences
34 “Bubble licence arrangements”—aggregating licences
> > (1) The EPA may, under a scheme, approve of load-based fees payable for 2 or more licences, whether or not held by the same person, being calculated by aggregating the assessable pollutants discharged in the relevant licence fee periods.
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> > (2) The EPA may terminate the scheme at any time—
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> > > (a) because of a failure by the licence holders to pay the load-based fees, or
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> > > (b) for another reason.
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> > (3) If the EPA terminates the scheme, the load-based fees for the relevant licence fee periods—
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> > > (a) must be re-calculated, and
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> > > (b) become payable for the periods as if the scheme had not been developed and implemented.
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> > (4) This section is subject to the terms of the scheme.
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> > (5) This section does not limit a scheme that may be developed and implemented under the Act, Part 9.3.
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> > (6) In this section—
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> > scheme means a scheme developed and implemented by the EPA under the Act, Part 9.3.