Section 70 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

70.     Requirements for application to vary licence

An application under section 69(2)(b) must –

(a) be in accordance with section 12A ; and

(b) where the variation consists of a variation of a water allocation of the licence, be accompanied by the amount required to be paid for the water allocation or the amount agreed to be paid for it under section 85 .