(1) This section applies to a reference in this Act to large-scale geothermal production.
(2) In deciding whether geothermal production is or will not be of a large-scale, regard must be had to any criteria prescribed under a regulation.
(3) In making a regulation under subsection (2), the following may be considered--
(a) the temperature of fluid or gases extracted in the geothermal production;
(b) the flow rate of fluid or gases extracted in the geothermal production;
(c) the amount of geothermal energy produced.
(4) In this section--
geothermal production includes proposed geothermal production.