4Determination of application under clause 3

4 Determination of application under clause 3

4 Determination of application under clause 3

(1) Where an application is made under clause 3, the Board may:

(a) refuse the application,

(b) defer the application until the quantity of water to be surrendered pursuant to the application can be allocated to another irrigated holding pursuant to an application under clause 5, or

(c) approve the application upon such conditions, if any, as it may consider appropriate.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subclause (1), the Board may:

(a) refuse the application if it does not consider that the applicant’s reasons for making the application are sufficient, or

(b) approve the application in respect of part only of the quantity of water proposed to be surrendered.

(3) Where the Board approves an application made under clause 3, it shall re-determine the quantity of water allocated for irrigation to the applicant’s holding in accordance with its approval.