Government Gazette

Vol.399, No.19269, 25 September 1998

PROCLAMATION

by the Acting President of the Republic of South Africa

No. R. 95, 1998

COMMENCEMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT No. 36 OF 1998)

In terms of section 164 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998), read with section 13 (3) of the Interpretation Act, 1957 (Act No. 33 of 1957), I hereby determine 1 October 1998 as the date on which the following sections in the various Chapters and Parts of Chapters of the National Water Act, 1998, will come into effect:

Chapter 1: Interpretation and fundamental principles

Sections 1-4

Chapter 2: Water management strategies

Sections 5-11

Chapter 3: Protection of water resources

Sections 12-20

Chapter 4: Use of water

Parts 1 and 2: Sections 21-31
Part 3: Sections 32, 34 and 35
Part 4: Section 36
Part 6: Section 39
Parts 8, 9 and 10: Sections 43-55

Chapter 5: Financial provisions

Part 2: Sections 61 and 62

Chapter 6: General Powers and duties of Minister and Director-General

Sections 63-76

Chapter 7: Catchment management agencies

Sections 77-90

Chapter 8: Water user associates

Sections 91-98

Chapter 9: Advisory committees

Sections 99-101

Chapter 10: International water management

Sections 102-108

Chapter 11: Government waterworks

Sections 109-116

Chapter 12: Safety of dams

Sections 117-123

Chapter 13: Access to and rights over land

Sections 124-136

Chapter 14: Monitoring, assessment and Information

Sections 137-145

Chapter 15: Appeals and dispute resolutions

Sections 146-150

Chapter 16: Offences and remedies

Sections 151 -155

Chapter 17: General and transitional provisions

Sections 156-164

SCHEDULES

All Schedules shall come into effect, except for the following items of Schedule 7:

Act No. 54 of 1956, Water Act 1956,

Sections 1, 9, 9B,10,12B,15, 16, 20, 21, 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D, 32E, 32J, 56 (3), 56 (5), 62, 63, 66, 88, 89 (1) 0), 90, 91, 92, 165, 166 and 179A

Act No. 56 of 1961, Water Amendment Act, 1961 - The whole.
Act No. 63 of 1963, Water Amendment Act, 1963 - The whole.
Act No. 71 of 1965, Water Amendment Act, 1965 - The whole.
Act No. 11 of 1966, Water Amendment Act, 1966 - The whole.
Act No. 79 of 1967, Water Amendment Act, 1967 - The whole.
Act No. 77 of 1969, Water Amendment Act, 1969 - The whole.
Act No. 36 of 1971, Water Amendment Act, 1971 - The whole.
Act No. 45 of 1972, Water Amendment Act, 1972 - The whole.
Act No. 42 of 1975, Water Amendment Act, 1975 - The whole.
Act No. 27 of 1976, Water Amendment Act, 1976 - The whole.
Act No. 108 of 1977, Water Amendment Act, 1977 - The whole.
Act No. 73 of 1978, Water Amendment Act, 1978 - The whole.
Act No. 51 of 1979, Water Amendment Act, 1979 - The whole.
Act No. 92 of 1980, Water Amendment Act, 1980 - The whole.
Act No. 96 of 1984, Water Amendment Act, 1984 - The whole.
Act No. 122 of 1984, Forest Act, 1984, Sections 7, 8 and 9
Act No. 68 of 1987, Water Amendment Act, 1987 - The whole.
Act No. 38 of 1988, Water Act (Bophuthatswana), 1988 - The whole.
Act No. 68 of 1990, Water Amendment Act, 1990 - The whole.
Act No. 16 of 1991 Water Amendment Act, 1991 - The whole
Act No. 92 of 1993 Water Amendment Act, 1993 - The whole.
Act No. 51 of 1995 Water Amendment Act, 1995 - The whole.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of South Africa at Cape Town this Sixteenth day of September, One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-eight.

M. G. BUTHELEZI
Acting President

By order of the President-in-Cabinet:

K. ASMAL
Minister of the Cabinet