Water Amendment Act, 1997. Country/Territory South Africa Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Water abstraction Effluent waste water/discharge Waterworks Pollution control Freshwater pollution Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This is a short amendment of section 56A of the principal Act whose objective is to further regulate the abstraction of water from public streams of which the natural flow is artificially augmented. The Act, in fact, empowers the Minister to prohibit the abstraction of public water from streams whose flows are augmented by effluent discharges of various origins. Full text English References - Legislation Amends 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