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 Resources1. Definitions |
In these regulations any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have the meaning so assigned, and unless the context indicates otherwise—
means—
| (a) | any mining related process on the mine including the operation of washing plants, mineral processing facilities, mineral refineries and extraction plants, and |
| (b) | the operation and the use of mineral loading and off-loading zones, transport facilities and mineral storage yards, whether situated at the mine or not, |
| (i) | in which any substance is stockpiled, stored, accumulated or transported for use in such process; or |
| (ii) | out of which process any residue is derived, stored, stockpiled, accumulated, dumped, disposed of or transported; |
includes any dam, other form of impoundment, canal, works, pipeline and any other structure or facility constructed for the retention or conveyance of unpolluted water;
includes any settling dam, slurry dam, evaporation dam, catchment or barrier dam and any other form of impoundment used for the storage of unpolluted water or water containing waste;
means any area at a mine or activity which causes, has caused or is likely to cause pollution of a water resource;
includes any dam, other form of impoundment, canal, works, pipeline, residue deposit and any other structure and facility constructed for the retention or conveyance of water containing waste;
means an environmental management programme submitted in terms of section 39 of the Minerals Act, 1991 (Act No. 50 of 1991);
in relation to an activity, includes any installation and appurtenant works for the storage, stockpiling, disposal, handling or processing of any substance;
have the meaning assigned to them in the Mine, Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996);
in relation to a particular mine or activity, includes the owner of such mine or activity, the lessee and any other lawful occupier of the mine, activity or any part thereof; a tributer for the working of the mine, activity or any part thereof; the holder of a mining authorisation or prospecting permit and if such authorisation or permit does not exist, the last person who worked the mine or his or her successor-in-title or the owner of such mine or activity; and if such person is not resident in or not a citizen of the Republic of South Africa, an agent or representative other than the manager of such a mine or activity must be appointed to be responsible on behalf of the person in control of such a mine or activity;
includes any debris, discard, tailings, slimes, screenings, slurry, waste rock, foundry sand, beneficiation plant waste, ash and any other waste product derived from or incidental to the operation of a mine or activity and which is stockpiled, stored or accumulated for potential re-use or recycling or which is disposed of;
includes any dump, tailings dam, slimes dam, ash dump, waste rock dump, in-pit deposit and any other heap, pile or accumulation of residue;
includes any heap, pile, slurry pond and accumulation of any substance where such substance is stored as a product or stored for use at any mine or activity;
means the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998);
includes any dam, any other form of impoundment, canal, works, pipeline and any other structure or facility constucted for the retention or conveyance of water.