Section 16D of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "an agreement has been entered into or an arbitrated award has been made" and substituting "a water entitlement agreement has been validly made" ;

(b) by omitting from subsection (2) "covered by the agreement or arbitrated award" ;

(c) by omitting from subsection (3)(a) "covered by the agreement or arbitrated award" .