98Adjustment of service charge

98 Adjustment of service charge

98 Adjustment of service charge

(1) For the Act, section 310(4), a water supply authority must adjust a service charge levied on land if—

(a) the service charge has been levied on the basis of an incorrect classification of the land, or

(b) the land no longer belongs to the class of land on which the levy of the service charge was based, or

(c) the amount of the service charge has been incorrectly recorded in the record of service charges kept by the authority.

(2) An adjustment may be made—

(a) on the application of the landowner in the form approved by the water supply authority, or

(b) on the initiative of the water supply authority.

(3) For an adjustment under subsection (1)(b), the adjusted service charge must be calculated from the date on which the land stopped belonging to the class of land.

(4) The water supply authority must give written notice of the adjustment to the landholder.

(5) If a water supply authority decreases the amount of a service charge payable by a landholder, the authority must—

(a) refund to the landholder the difference between the adjusted service charge and the amount paid by the landholder, or

(b) credit the difference towards payment of another amount payable to the authority by the landholder.