sec.47Nominal entitlement

sec.47 Nominal entitlement

This section states the nominal entitlement for a licence to take unsupplemented water in force on the commencement of this plan. The nominal entitlement is— for a licence or authority that states a volume of water that may be taken—the stated volume; and for a licence that states the area that may be irrigated—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the volume of water required to efficiently irrigate the area, but not more than the volume, expressed in megalitres, calculated by multiplying the area, in hectares, by— for a licence in subcatchment area 12 or 14—3.3; and for a licence in subcatchment area 13—2.5; and for a conditional licence other than in subcatchment area 12, 13 or 14—3.3; and for other licences—4.4; and for another licence or authority—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to— the conditions under which water may be taken under the licence; and the water taking capacity of any existing works for taking water under the licence; and the annual volumes of water estimated by the chief executive to have been taken under the licence during the period, of not more than 10 years, immediately before the commencement; and the efficiency of the use of the water mentioned in subparagraph (iii) . s 47 amd 2009 SL No. 212 s 40 ; 2014 SL No. 142 s 214 (sec.47-ssec.1) This section states the nominal entitlement for a licence to take unsupplemented water in force on the commencement of this plan. (sec.47-ssec.2) The nominal entitlement is— for a licence or authority that states a volume of water that may be taken—the stated volume; and for a licence that states the area that may be irrigated—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the volume of water required to efficiently irrigate the area, but not more than the volume, expressed in megalitres, calculated by multiplying the area, in hectares, by— for a licence in subcatchment area 12 or 14—3.3; and for a licence in subcatchment area 13—2.5; and for a conditional licence other than in subcatchment area 12, 13 or 14—3.3; and for other licences—4.4; and for another licence or authority—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to— the conditions under which water may be taken under the licence; and the water taking capacity of any existing works for taking water under the licence; and the annual volumes of water estimated by the chief executive to have been taken under the licence during the period, of not more than 10 years, immediately before the commencement; and the efficiency of the use of the water mentioned in subparagraph (iii) .

• (a) for a licence or authority that states a volume of water that may be taken—the stated volume; and
• (b) for a licence that states the area that may be irrigated—the volume decided by the chief executive having regard to the volume of water required to efficiently irrigate the area, but not more than the volume, expressed in megalitres, calculated by multiplying the area, in hectares, by— (i) for a licence in subcatchment area 12 or 14—3.3; and (ii) for a licence in subcatchment area 13—2.5; and (iii) for a conditional licence other than in subcatchment area 12, 13 or 14—3.3; and (iv) for other licences—4.4; and