Water Rates Act 1973 (ACT)

No. 15 of 1973

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Water Rates Ordinance 1959-1972.

I THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL In and over the Commonwealth of	, Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council,
hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of	Government

(Administration) Act 1910-1972.

Dated this tenth day of May, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK Governor-Ger eral.

By His Excellency's Command,

KEP ENDERBY

Minister of State for the Capital Territory.

WATER RATES ORDINANCE 1973

1 . ( 1 ) This Ordinance may be citeJ as the Water Rates Ordinance

1973.*

(2) The Water Rates Ordinance 1959-1972,t as amended by this

Ordinance, may be cited as the Water Rales Ordinance 1959-1973.

2. Section 16 of the Water Rates Ordinance 1959-1972 is

amended—

(a) by omitting the word " For " and substituting the words " (1) Subject to sub-regulation ( 2 ) , fo r" ; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

" (2) Where water is supplied to a parcel of land through a meter constructed to record quantities in kilolitres, sub­ section (1) applies as if, in place of the recording shown on the meter at a reading of the meter, there were shown a recording of an equivalent quantity of water expressed in gallons."

Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at

3. Section 30 of the Water Rates Ordinance 1959-1972 in

amended—

(a)	by omitting from sub-section (1) the words "Department of the Interior " and substituting the words " Department of the Capital Territory " ; and
(u)	by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (3) the words " Department of the Interior " and substituting the words " Department of the Capital Territory ".

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 17 May 1973.

t Ordinance N o . 19, 1959, as amended by N o . 15, 1963; N o . 18, 1965; N o . 19, 1966: N o . 26, 1967-

N o . 23, 1969; N o . 49, 1970; and N o . 24, 1972.