To Tatou Vai (Free Water Allocation and Funding of Catchment Committees) Regulations 2025

To Taton Vai (Free Water Allocation and Funding of Catchment Committees) Regulations 2025 Sir Tom J. Marsters, KBE King's Representative Order in Executive Council At Avarua, Rarotonga this 4---f4. dayof ft-C-tv~/ Present: V 2025 His Excellency the King's Representative in Executive Council Pursuant to sections 31 and 68 of the To Tatou Vai Act 2021, His Excellency the King's Representative, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Contents Title Commencement Interpretation Free allocation of water Fees for members of catchment committees Annual operating budget for catchment committees Regulations 1 Title 1 1 2 2 2 2 These regulations are the To Tatou Vai (Free Water Allocation and Funding of Catchment Committees) Regulations 2025. 2 Commencement (1) Regulations 3, 5, and 6 come into force on 20 May 2024. (2) Regulation 4 comes into force on 1 October 2024. To Tatou Vai (Free Water Allocation and Funding of Catchment Committees) Regulations 2025 3 Interpretation (I) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, Act means the To Tatou Vai Act 2021. (2) Any term or expression that is defined in the Act and used, but not defined, in these regulations has the same meaning as in the Act. 4 Free allocation of water For the purpose of section 31 (1) of the Act, the free allocation of water for domestic use for eligible customers with an eligible connection is, for the period beginning on 1 October 2024 and ending on 30 September 2025, up to and including 50,000 litres per month. 5 Fees for members of catchment committees (1) This regulation applies to the members of catchment committees referred to in section 13 of the Act. (2) The Authority must pay the chairperson and each other member of each committee the following fees per month: (a) to the chairperson, $208.33: (b) to each other member, $166.66. 6 Annual operating budget for catchment committees (I) The Authority must support the meetings of each catchment committee by a payment ofup to $350 per meeting, up to a maximum of 3 meetings each year. (2) The payment may be used to pay for things such as secretarial services to support meetings and refreshments at meetings. Clerk of the Executive Council These regulations are administered by the Cook Islands Investment Corporation and To Tatou Vai Authority. These regulations were made on the 01'.f\-l-day of (f l--W\.L 2025. 2