National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) > Chapter 17 : General and Transitional Provisions > Part 1 : Liability

Where a power is conferred on a person to delegate the exercise of a power then, unless the contrary intention appears—

(a)	such a delegation does not prevent the exercise of that power, or the performance of that duty by the person who made the delegation;

(b)	such a delegation may be made subject to such conditions or limitations as the person making that delegation may specify; and

(c)	a power so delegated, when exercised or performed by the delegatee, must be regarded as having been exercised or performed by the person making the delegation.

National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)