National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 7 : Catchment Management AgenciesPart 4 : Intervention, disestablishment or change of water management areas of catchment management agencies87. Intervention by Minister |
| (1) | If a catchment management agency— |
| (a) | is in financial difficulties or is being otherwise mismanaged; |
| (b) | has acted unfairly or in a discriminatory or inequitable way towards any person within its water management area; |
| (d) | has obstructed the Minister or any other water management institution in exercising a power or performing a duty in terms of this Act; |
| (e) | is unable to exercise its powers or perform its duties effectively due to dissension among the members of the board or water users within its water management area; |
| (f) | has failed to comply with this Act; or |
| (g) | has become redundant or ineffective, |
the Minister may –
| (i) | direct the catchment management agency to take any action specified by the Minister; and |
| (ii) | withhold any financial assistance which might otherwise be available to the catchment management agency, until the catchment management agency has complied with such directive. |
| (2) | A directive contemplated in subsection (1)(i) must state— |
| (a) | the nature of the deficiency; |
| (b) | the steps which must be taken to remedy the situation; and |
| (c) | a reasonable period within which those steps must be taken. |