Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board may in each year recover from the holder or user of any right such amount as it considers reasonable towards the costs incurred by the Board in the administration, monitoring, and supervision of the right, whether it was granted on application or otherwise authorised under this Act.

The amount so recoverable by the Board in respect of any 1 right shall not exceed $10 unless the Board considers that recovery of a higher amount is justified owing to the effect the exercise of the right may have on the flows, levels, quality, or use of natural water.

If the Board proposes to recover from the holder or user of a right an amount of more than $10, it shall notify the holder or user of the amount proposed to be recovered and the reasons for proposing to do so; and, in fixing the amount, shall take into account any comments made by the holder or user of the right.

The provisions of sections 25 and 26 of this Act shall apply in respect of every decision of the Board under this section to charge an amount of more than $10 as if it were a decision under section 21 of this Act.

Nothing in this section shall apply to the taking or use of any natural water that is reasonably required for domestic needs, the needs of animals, or for or in connection with firefighting purposes.

The Minister may, from the Consolidated Account out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, make a grant to the Board towards the costs incurred by the Board in the administration, monitoring, and supervision of any right exercised by the Crown.”

Every person commits an offence against this Act who, otherwise than as authorised by or under this Act or otherwise than in accordance with an exception from the provisions of this Act,—

Every person commits an offence against this Act who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision of this Act or of any direction, notice, order, or requirement given or made pursuant to this Act.

Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) of this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $150,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $10,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.

Every person who commits an offence against this Act for which no penalty is provided elsewhere than in this subsection is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $200 for every day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.

Where any person is convicted of an offence against this Act or against any regulations in force under this Act involving the discharge or entry of waste into natural water, the Court shall take into account, in determining the amount of any fine imposed, any costs reasonably incurred by any body or person—

and (if section 103 of the Public Finance Act 1977 is not applicable in respect of the body or person) the Court may direct that such portion of the fine as the Court considers proper shall be paid to that body or person to cover the costs so incurred.

Without limiting the liability of any person to be convicted of an offence under this Act, any District Court shall have jurisdiction to restrain any act or threatened act which amounts or could amount to an offence under this Act by injunction at the instance of the Board, and to make such order in the matter as to costs and otherwise as it thinks fit.”

If any person, otherwise than as authorised by or under this Act or otherwise than in accordance with an exception from the provisions of this Act,—

then, whether or not that person has been convicted of an offence under section 34 of this Act, the amount of all expenditure reasonably incurred by the Board—

shall constitute a debt payable by that person to the Board and shall be recoverable accordingly.”

Subject to the provisions of this section, of sections 34e and 34f of this Act, and of any other Act, any person authorised either specifically or generally by the Authority or the Board, as the case may require, may—

Every authority granted under subsection (1) of this section shall be written and shall contain—

Every person commits an offence against this Act who, without lawful excuse,—

Every person shall have the same privileges in relation to—

under this section as witnesses have in Courts of law.

Nothing in section 34d of this Act shall authorise the Authority, the Board, or any authorised person to enter any building or any land appurtenant to a dwelling and used wholly or principally for the purposes of the household of the occupier of the dwelling.

Subject to subsection (3) of this section, if practicable, before the power of entry conferred by section 34d(1)(b)(ii) of this Act is exercised, an officer of the Authority or Board, as the case may be, or the authorised person, shall give to the occupier of the land affected reasonable oral or written notice specifying—

It shall not be necessary to give notice under subsection (2) of this section if the Authority or Board or authorised person, as the case may be, has reasonable cause to believe that an offence against section 34(1) of this Act is being or has been committed or is about to be committed.

If entry is made on to any land under section 34d of this Act without notice and the occupier is not present during the period of entry, written advice of the making of entry and of the purpose of entry shall be given to the occupier as soon as practicable after entry.

Every person exercising any power of entry under section 34d of this Act shall have with him the appropriate written authorisation, and evidence of his identity, and shall produce them to the occupier of the land—

Every person having any estate or interest in land injuriously affected by the exercise of any power under section 34d of this Act, and every other person suffering any damage as a result of the exercise of any such power, shall be entitled to compensation from the Minister in any case where the power is exercised by or under the authority of the Authority, and from the Board in any case where it is exercised by or under the authority of the Board.

Any such compensation shall be claimed and shall be determined in accordance with Part V of the Public Works Act 1981; and the provisions of that Act, so far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, shall apply accordingly.”