(10) A water-power development that has come into operation or the utilization of the stream-flow of which has been substantially increased within the period during which a schedule of the proportion of annual outlay is effective may, at the discretion of the Minister, be debited with its proportionate share of the annual outlay from the time of the commencement of the operation, in which case the proportion charged upon each of the existing developments shall be correspondingly reduced.
(10) Le ministre peut, à sa discrétion, imputer à un aménagement de force motrice dont l’exploitation a commencé ou dont l’utilisation du débit d’eau s’est sensiblement accrue au cours de la période durant laquelle ce barème est applicable, sa part proportionnelle de frais annuels, à compter du commencement de ladite exploitation, auquel cas, la proportion imputée à chacun des aménagements existants bénéficie d’une réduction correspondante.