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

Notices

Revision of General Authorisation for the taking and storing of water

1. Definitions
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GENERAL AUTHORISATION FOR THE TAKING AND STORING OF WATER

 

This general authorisation is issued in terms of section 39 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998).

 

Any term used in this notice which is defined in the National Water Act has the same meaning as defined in the Act unless stated differently in the notice.

1. The Act means the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998).
2. Groundwater resource for the purposes of this notice excludes alluvial aquifers directly connected to a stream.
3. A property means land registered separately in a Deeds Office.
4. Surface water resource for the purposes of this notice means a stream or water flowing over land, regardless of whether the flow is intermittent, or an alluvial aquifer directly connected to a stream, or an in- channel dam.
5. Year means any period of 12 consecutive months.
6. Lawful access to property includes but is not limited to: ownership, lease agreements (or any other agreements), servitudes and certificates of occupation.
7. Communal land means land contemplated in section 2 of the Communal Land Rights Act, 2004 (Act No. 11 of 2004) which is, or is to be, occupied or used by members of a community subject to the rules or custom of that community.