Water Industry Competition (General) Regulation 2024
49Requirements imposed on developer before certificate of compliance issued
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49 Requirements imposed on developer before certificate of compliance issued
49 Requirements imposed on developer before certificate of compliance issued
(1) Before determining an application for a certificate of compliance, the registered operator may, by written notice (a requirements notice), require the developer to do one or more of the following—
(a) pay a specified amount to the registered operator to cover the whole or part of the relevant costs as assessed by the registered operator,
(b) enter into an agreement providing for one or more of the following—
(i) the payment of the amount to the registered operator or as directed by the registered operator,
(ii) the construction, or the construction and manner of construction, of works for the purposes of connecting the development to the water industry infrastructure,
(iii) the transfer of works to the registered operator,
(c) provide reasonable security, in a form approved by the registered operator, for performance of an agreement under paragraph (b),
(d) additional or ancillary matters necessary to give effect to a requirement under paragraphs (a)–(c).
(2) The registered operator may withdraw a requirement contained in a notice under this section and the requirement is taken to have not been made.
(3) In this section—
relevant costs means the costs determined by the registered operator under section 50.