Amendments of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations (ACT)

Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance

1924-1934.

T V I C T O R C H A R L E S T H O M P S O N , a Member of the Federal *-, Executive Council, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of State for the Interior, in pursuance of the Building and Services Ordinance 1924-1934, hereby make the following Regulations to come into operation forthwith.

Dated tins-fourth day of August, 193S.

V. C. T H O M P S O N ,

for Minister of State for the Interior.

A M E N D M E N T S O F T H E C A N B E R R A S E W E R A G E A N D

W A T E R S U P P L Y R E G U L A T I O N S .

1. After regulation 115 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

" 1 1 5 A . — (1.) Subject to this Regulation, the charges to be made with charges for

regard to each year for -water services in the village of Oaks Estate joratoi4cState.
(situated in that portion of the Territory which, immediately prior to
the acceptance of the Terri tory by the Commonwealth, was situated
within the boundaries of the Municipality of Queanbeyan) shall be at
the rate of fivepencc for each pound on the unimproved capital value
of each parcel of land situated within two hundred and fifty yards of
a water main.

(2.) Water shall be supplied to each parcel of laud through a meter

and the amount of water charge payable under the last preceding sub- .
regulation shall entitle the owner of the land to receive such quantity
of water, calculated at Two shillings and sixpence per thousand gallons,.

as is represented by the amount so payable.

(3.) The charge for the excess •water consumed b.y the owner shall be at the ..rate of Two shillings and sixpence per thousand gallons of excess water, as shown by the meter to have been consumed.

(4.) If payment for excess water is made within one month from the date .of demand a rebate at the rate of sixpence per thousand gallons shall be made to the owner.

(5.) The owner of the parcel of land shall be liable to pay the prescribed charges in respect of that land, and, where any person other than the owner is or has been the tenant, occupier or holder of the land for the whole or portion of the year, that person shall be liable to pay the charges for the year or that portion of the year during which he was the tenant, occupier or holder of the land, and the charges may be recovered accordingly in any court of competent jurisdiction:

Provided that the charge;; in respect of any one period shall not be recoverable both from the ov/ner and from any other person.

(6.) For the'purposes of this regulation—

(a) ' excess water ' means the quantity of water consumed by
the owner of ihe land, in excess of that to which he is
entitled under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation; and
(h) 'unimproved capital va lue ' means the unimproved capital
value of land as assessed in pursuance of the Rates

Ordinance 1926-1937, and existing at the time of making-

such charges.".

2. Regulation 116 of the Canberra Sewerage and Water Supply
Regulations is amended by omitting the words " the last preceding-

regula t ion" and inserting in their stead the words "regulat ion 115 of

these. Regulations ".