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(1) In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, expressions defined in the Electricity Act 1992 shall have the meanings so defined.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the last days of March, June, September, and December in each year, every person or body who or which generates electricity for sale (including the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited) shall supply the Secretary with a true and accurate return of all electricity sold from such generation during the immediately preceding period of 3 months ended with the said last days of March, June, September, and December, respectively, together with the levy calculated in accordance with this section:
provided that any person or body who or which has sold from such generation less than 500 megawatt hours of electricity during any such period need not supply a return nor pay any levy.
(3) The levy payable on all such electricity that has been sold during the said periods of 3 months shall be 2 cents for each complete 100 kilowatt hours of such electricity or such lesser amount for each complete 100 kilowatt hours as may be prescribed.
(4) All electricity measurements made for the purpose of supplying a return and calculating the levy payable under this section shall be made in such manner and by the use of such methods as may be approved by the Secretary.
Compare: 1977 No 33 s 15J; 1987 No 97 s 3(1); 1988 No 134 s 2
Section 22(1): amended, on 1 April 1993, by section 173(2) of the Electricity Act 1992 (1992 No 122).
