116ALicence fees

116A Licence fees

116A Licence fees

(1) Fees prescribed for the purposes of sections 115 and 116 may differentiate according to—

(a) the areas in which bores are situated,

(b) the purposes for which bores are constructed,

(c) the purposes for which water taken from bores is to be used, and

(d) such other factors as may be prescribed.

(2) The power to prescribe fees for the purposes of section 115 or 116 includes a power to prescribe fees by reference to a prescribed manner of calculation or a prescribed scale, or both.

(3) Where a licence in respect of a bore is to be issued or renewed on the application of a public authority as prescribed for the purposes of this subsection, the licence may, in the discretion of the Ministerial Corporation, be issued or renewed at a nominal fee.

s 116A: Ins 1984 No 66, Sch 1 (2).