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

Instructions

Extension and Alignment of Compliance Period: Instruction to install water measuring devices for water taken for irrigation purposes in terms of Government Notice No. 141, 23 February 2018 (Water Users within Water Management Institutions) and Government Notice, 34, 17 January 2020 (Water Users who are not members of Water Management Institutions)

Notice No. 1010 of 2020
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Notice No. 1010

18 September 2020

GG 43726

 

Department of Water and Sanitation

 

I, Mbulelo Tshangaga, in my capacity as Acting Director General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, after a careful consideration of all submissions made by interested and affected parties hereby extend the period required to install water measuring devices from 30 working days to 120 working days of this notice. The extension applies to Government Notice No. 34 of 17 January 2020.

 

Water users instructed to install water measuring devices under Government Notice No. 141 of 23 February 2018 and have not done so, are afforded further opportunity to comply within the 120-day period.

 

Only the compliance period is affected by this Notice and all other requirements apply as per previous publications. This Notice is issued in terms of Section 26(1)(b) , Schedule 3 item 4 as well as Section 22(2) of the National Water Act, 1998(Act No.36 of 1998).

 

Failure to comply with this instruction may result in enforcement actions taken against non-compliant users and may culminate in a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.

 

 

Director-General (Act)

Date: 11/03/2020