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Regulations in respect of subterranean water control areas (No. R 1324).

Country/Territory
South Africa
Document type
Regulation
Date
1963
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette, Extraordinary, 30 August 1963, (Regulation Gazette, No. 226), pp. 1-4.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Water conservation zone Authorization/permit Access-to-information Inspection
Geographical area
Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Abstract

Any person who at date that these Regulations become applicable to an area, abstracts or uses groundwater from a well or a borehole or a natural spring within a designated area, shall communicate within three months to the Secretary of Water Affairs the information specified in section 2. Such a person is entitled to a permit to use the quantity of water determined by the Minister and subject to conditions as may be imposed by the Minister (sect. 3). After the period of 3 months mentioned in section 2 use of groundwater from boreholes or wells or sinking or altering of boreholes is prohibited without a permit.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Act (No. 54 of 1956).

Legislation | South Africa | 1956 (1994)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Water conservation zone, Authorization/permit, Water charges, Freshwater pollution, Irrigation, Water rights, Inspection, Institution, Subsidy/incentive, Groundwater, Rainwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Effluent waste water/discharge, Servitude, Waterworks, Water supply, Hydropower generation, Industrial water use, Recreational water use, Water shortage/drought, Court/tribunal, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX