National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 4 : Use of WaterPart 1 : General Principles25. Transfer of water use authorisations |
| (1) | A water management institution may, at the request of a person authorised to use water for irrigation under this Act, allow that person on a temporary basis and on such conditions as the water management institution may determine, to use some or all of that water for a different purpose, or to allow the use of some or all of that water on another property in the same vicinity for the same or a similar purpose. |
| (2) | A person holding an entitlement to use water from a water resource in respect of any land may surrender that entitlement or part of that entitlement— |
| (a) | in order to facilitate a particular licence application under section 41 for the use of water from the same resource in respect of other land; and |
| (b) | on condition that the surrender only becomes effective if and when such application is granted. |
| (3) | The annual report of a water management institution or a responsible authority, as the case may be, must, in addition to any other information required under this Act, contain details in respect of every permission granted under subsection (1) or every application granted under subsection (2). |