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Water Management Act 2000
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#### 316 Assessment of service charges
316 Assessment of service charges
> > (1) A water supply authority—
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> > > (a) must classify each parcel of land within its area of operations in respect of which a service charge is to be levied, and
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> > > (b) must assess the service charges payable for each such parcel of land,
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> > in accordance with its determination under this Division.
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> > (2) After it makes an assessment under this section, a water supply authority must, in accordance with the regulations, cause a notice to be served on the landholder of each parcel of land in respect of which a service charge has been levied.
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> > (3) Such a notice must include information as to the following—
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> > > (a) the factor or factors according to which the parcel of land has been classified for the purposes of the levying of service charges,
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> > > (b) the basis or bases according to which service charges have been levied in respect of the parcel of land,
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> > > (c) if service charges have been levied on the basis of the value of the parcel of land, the value of the parcel on which those service charges have been levied,
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> > > (d) the rate at which service charges have been levied on, or the maximum or minimum service charges that are applicable to, the parcel of land,
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> > > (e) the amounts payable in respect of each service charge that has been levied in respect of the parcel of land.
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> > (4) On service of such a notice, the landholder of the land to which the notice relates becomes liable for payment of the service charges specified in the notice.