National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)General Authorisations in terms of Section 39 of the National Water Act1. The taking of Water from a Water Resource and Storage of Water1.8 Registration of water use |
| 1) | A person who uses water in terms of this authorisation must submit a registration form obtained from the Department for the registration of the water use before commencement of— |
| a) | abstracting more than 50 cubic metres from surface water or 10 cubic metres from groundwater on any given day; or |
| b) | storing more than 10 000 cubic metres of water. |
| 2) | On written acknowledgement of receipt of the application form by the Department, the person will be regarded as a registered water user. |
| 3) | The registered user must comply with any regulation promulgated in terms of section 26(1)(c) of the National Water Act. |