21—Amendment of section 155—Service rates and service charges
(1) Section 155(1),
definition of "prescribed service", paragraph (a)—delete paragraph (a)
and substitute:
(a) the
treatment or provision of water;
(2) Section 155(1),
definition of "prescribed service —after paragraph (b) insert:
(ba) a
television transmission (or retransmission) service;
(3) Section
155(3)—delete subsection (3) and substitute:
(3) A service rate, or
annual service charge, may vary—
(a)
according to whether the land to which it applies is vacant or occupied; or
(b)
according to any other factor prescribed by the regulations and applied by the
council.
(4) Section
155(4)—delete "service charge" and substitute:
annual service charge
(5) Section
155(5)—delete "service charge" and substitute:
annual service charge
(6) Section
155(8)—delete subsection (8) and substitute:
(8) An annual
service charge may be based on—
(a) the
nature of the service; or
(b) the
level of usage of the service; or
(c) any
factor that applies under subsection (3); or
(d) a
combination of 2 or more factors under the preceding paragraphs.
(7) Section
155—after subsection (9) insert:
(10) A council may
declare a service rate or an annual service charge in respect of a particular
prescribed service despite the fact that the service is provided on behalf of
the council by a third party.