(1) This section shall be read together with and deemed part of the Rotorua Borough Act 1922.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Local Government Act 1974, the Rotorua Borough Council shall make and levy annual charges for water—

• (a) For ordinary supply within the meaning of any bylaw defining such ordinary supply:

• (b) For flushing water closets or other sanitary conveniences connected with the water supply:

  Provided that the charges under this paragraph may vary in respect of different parts of the borough as defined by any bylaw.

(3) Such charges as aforesaid shall be levied—

• (a) On lands and dwellinghouses to which water is supplied:

• (b) On all buildings, not being dwellinghouses, to which water is supplied:

• (c) On all lands and buildings to which water can be but is not supplied, and which are situated within 100 yards of any part of the waterworks:

Provided that under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this subsection a separate annual charge may be levied on each portion of any such land, dwellinghouse, or building, as the case may be, that is separately occupied:

Provided also that no annual charge under paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) of this subsection shall exceed one-half of the annual charge levied in respect of the same kind of supply under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(4) All water charges levied by the Council for the year ending on the 31st day of March 1949 are hereby validated and deemed to have been lawfully levied.

(5) In addition to the powers of the Council under the Local Government Act 1974 to make bylaws for the regulation and control of the waterworks the Council may from time to time make bylaws—

• (a) Regulating any of the matters to which this section relates:

• (b) Defining and classifying the kinds of water services and fixing the annual or other charges to be made for the supply of water.