National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations on Use of Water for Mining and Related Activities aimed at the Protection of Water Resources14. Offences and penalties |
| (1) | Any person who contravenes or, subject to regulation 3, fails to comply with regulation 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13 is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years. |
| (a) | constitutes an offence in terms of these regulations, and takes place with the express or implied permission of the person in control of a mine or activity, that person is, in addition to the manager or employee, liable to conviction for that offence; or |
| (b) | would constitute an offence by the person in control of a mine or activity in terms of these regulations that manager or employee is, in addition to that person, liable to conviction for that offence. |