RAIN-MAKING CONTROL ACT 1967 - SECT 3 Authority to carry out rain-making operations

RAIN-MAKING CONTROL ACT 1967 - SECT 3

Whenever it appears to the Minister to be desirable in the public interest to promote rainfall or otherwise modify natural cloud processes in any part of Victoria—

        (a)     for improving primary production either generally or locally and whether with respect to one or more than one primary product;

        (b)     for improving water storages either generally or locally;

        (c)     for reducing fire-danger in a forest area; or

        (d)     for any other sufficient purpose—

the Minister may authorise the carrying out of rain-making operations in respect of the area or areas concerned.

S. 4 amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).