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

General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act

This authorisation does not apply—

a)	to any determination as regards abstraction and storage in respect of a government water control area, a government water work, a catchment control area or an irrigation district as defined in the Water Act, 1956 (Act No. 54 of 1956) prior to its repeal;

b)	to a person who does not have lawful access to any waterwork or water resource; and

c)	to wetlands, the dewatering of mines or storage of water underground.