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

Regulations

Water Use Licence Application and Appeals Regulations, 2017

Chapter 3 : Processing of Water Use Licence Application

9. Compliance of an application with formal requirements
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(1) The responsible authority must, in writing, and within 10 days of receipt of an application contemplated in regulations 6 —

(a)        accept the application; or

(b)        reject the application.

 

(2) Rejection letter of an application contemplated in sub-regulation (1)(b) must provide adequate reasons for the rejection.

 

(3)If the application is rejected as contemplated in sub-regulation (1)(b), the responsible authority will have no obligation to consider that application any further.