NSW Legislation
West Corurgan Board of Management (Water Rights) By-law 1980
The West Corurgan Board of Management, in pursuance of the Private Irrigation Districts and Water (Amendment) Act 1973, makes the following By-law:
1 Name of By-law This By-law may be cited as the West Corurgan Board of Management (Water Rights) By-law 1980.
2 Definitions In this By-law: Board means the West Corurgan Board of Management. irrigated holding means a holding in respect of which water is supplied by the Board for domestic and stock use and in respect of which the Board has, under the Act, made an allocation of water for irrigation. the Act means the Private Irrigation Districts and Water (Amendment) Act 1973.
3 Application for surrender of water entitlement (1) The owner of an irrigated holding may apply to the Board for approval to surrender the whole or any part of an entitlement to water allocated to that holding for irrigation under the Act or this By-law. (2) An application under subclause (1) shall: (a) be made in writing, (b) set out the applicant's reasons for making the application, and (c) specify the quantity of water proposed to be surrendered.
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.
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