Notice to Register Water Use in Terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 OF 1998)

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE No. 48187, Notice No 3138 dated 10 March 2023 | NOTICE TO REGISTER WATER USE IN TERMS OF NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO 36 OF 1998

In terms of Regulation 3(b)(i) of the water use registration regulations published under Government Notice R1352 in Government Gazette 20606 of 12 November 1999 a person who uses water as contemplated in section 21 of National Water Act, 1998 (Act No 36 of 1998), must when called upon by a responsible authority to do so, register a water use. I, Senzo Mchunu, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, hereby in my capacity as a responsible authority request all persons who uses water to register their water use.

5.1 The time period for registration shall commence on publication of this notice in the government gazette. (10 March 2023)

5.2 Water users must submit their completed registration form within 90 days of issue of this notice. (10 June 2023)

6.1 Any person who fails to comply with this notice shall be guilty of an offence