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

Chapter 17 : General and Transitional Provisions

Part 2 : Powers and authorisations

163. Repeal of laws, and savings

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(1)The laws set out in Schedule 7 are hereby repealed to the extent set out in the third column of that Schedule.

 

(2)This Act overrides any provision in a prior law exempting a person from payment of a charge, or limiting payment to a fixed charge for water use.

 

(3)        Anything done under a law repealed by this Act remains valid—

(a)        to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act; and

(b)        until anything done under this Act overrides it.

 

(4)Any regulation made under a law repealed by this Act remains in force and is considered to have been made under this Act—

(a)        to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act; and

(b)        until it is repealed by the Minister under this Act.