National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 5 : Financial ProvisionsPart 1 : Water use charges57. Application of pricing strategy |
| (1) | Water use charges— |
| (a) | may be made— |
| (i) | within a specific water management area; or |
| (ii) | on a national or regional basis; and |
| (b) | must be made in accordance with the pricing strategy for water use charges set by the Minister. |
| (2) | Charges made within a specific water management area may be made by and are payable to the relevant water management institution. |
| (3) | Charges made on a national or regional basis— |
| (a) | may be made by the Minister and are payable to the state; and |
| (b) | may be apportioned between different water management areas according to the extent of the specific benefits which each water management area derives or will derive from the water uses for which the charges are made. |
| (4) | Any person liable to pay water charges to a water services institution as defined in the Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997), for water supply services or sanitation services may not be charged for those services in terms of this Act. |
| (5) | No charge made under this Act may be of such a nature as to constitute the imposition of a tax, levy or duty. |