142AEstimate of water supplied or delivered

142A Estimate of water supplied or delivered (1) A water corporation may estimate in accordance with subsection (2) the amount of water supplied or delivered to land, used on land or taken to land, if one or more of the following applies— (a) the water corporation is of the opinion that a meter belonging to it or under its control or management is not functioning accurately or has been interfered with; (b) the water corporation supplies or delivers water to any land and there is no meter on that land to measure the amount of water supplied or delivered to land; (c) water is taken to or used on any land under an authorisation to take or to use water under this or any other Act and there is no meter to measure the amount of water taken or used on the land under the authorisation; (d) water is taken to or used on any land without an authorisation to take or use water under this or any other Act. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a water corporation may estimate the amount of water supplied or delivered to land, used on land or taken to land, during a specified period— (a) by having regard to the amount of water supplied or delivered to or used on or taken to— (i) the land in any previous or subsequent period or periods; or (ii) similar land during the specified period; or (b) in any other way that is prescribed. S. 143 amended by No. 121/1994 s. 189(1)(a).