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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Water Services Act, No.
108 of
1997
Long title
To provide for the rights of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation; to provide for the setting of national standards and of norms and standards for tariffs; to provide for water services development plans; to provide a regulatory framework for water services institutions and water services intermediaries; to provide for the establishment and disestablishment of water boards and water services committees and their powers and duties; to provide for the monitoring of water services and intervention by the Minister or by the relevant Province; to provide for financial assistance to water services institutions; to provide for certain general powers of the Minister; to provide for the gathering of information in a national information system and the distribution of that information; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for the rights of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation; to provide for the setting of national standards and of norms and standards for tariffs; to provide for water services development plans; to provide a regulatory framework for water services institutions and water services intermediaries; to provide for the establishment and disestablishment of water boards and water services committees and their powers and duties; to provide for the monitoring of water services and intervention by the Minister or by the relevant Province; to provide for financial assistance to water services institutions; to provide for certain general powers of the Minister; to provide for the gathering of information in a national information system and the distribution of that information; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | |
| CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Main objects of Act |
| 3. | Right of access to basic water supply and basic sanitation |
| 4. | Conditions for provision of water services |
| 5. | Provision of basic water supply and basic sanitation to have preference |
| 6. | Access to water services through nominated water services provider |
| 7. | Industrial use of water |
| 8. | Approvals and appeal |
| CHAPTER II. STANDARDS AND TARIFFS | |
| 9. | Standards |
| 10. | Norms and standards for tariffs |
| CHAPTER III. WATER SERVICES AUTHORITIES | |
| 11. | Duty to provide access to water services |
| 12. | Duty to prepare draft water services development plan |
| 13. | Contents of draft water services development plan |
| 14. | Draft water services development plan |
| 15. | Adoption of development plan |
| 16. | New development plan |
| 17. | Deviation from development plan |
| 18. | Reporting on implementation of development plan |
| 19. | Contracts and joint ventures with water services providers |
| 20. | Water services authority acting as water services provider |
| 21. | Bylaws |
| CHAPTER IV. WATER SERVICES PROVIDERS | |
| 22. | Approval to operate as water services provider |
| 23. | Water services provider must give information |
| CHAPTER V. WATER SERVICES INTERMEDIARIES | |
| 24. | Registration of water services intermediaries |
| 25. | Duties of water services intermediaries |
| 26. | Default by water services intermediaries |
| 27. | Monitoring performance of water services providers and water services intermediaries |
| CHAPTER VI. WATER BOARDS | |
| 28. | Establishment and disestablishment of water boards |
| 29. | Primary activity of water boards |
| 30. | Other activities of water boards |
| 31. | Powers of water boards |
| 32. | Duties of water boards |
| 33. | Conditions for provision of services |
| 34. | Parameters for functions of water board |
| 35. | Governance of water boards |
| 36. | Chief executive of water boards |
| 37. | Delegation of powers |
| 38. | Duties of water board and members |
| 39.. | Policy statement |
| 40. | Business plan |
| 41. | Directives to water boards |
| 42. | Different activities to be managed as separate units |
| 43. | Financial matters and accounts |
| 44. | Reporting |
| 45. | Investigation of affairs and financial position |
| 46. | Assets and liabilities upon disestablishment |
| 47. | Litigation against water board |
| 48. | Formal irregularities |
| 49. | Regulations |
| 50. | Effect of inclusion of Chapter in Act |
| CHAPTER VII. WATER SERVICES COMMITTEES | |
| 51. | Establishment and disestablishment of water services committees |
| 52 | Function of water services committees |
| 53. | Powers of water services committees |
| 54. | Conditions for provision of services |
| 55. | Governance of water services committees |
| 56. | Duties of committee members |
| 57. | Financial matters and accounts |
| 58. | Formal irregularities |
| 59. | Provision of information |
| 60. | Assets and liabilities upon disestablishment |
| 61. | Regulations |
| CHAPTER VIII. MONITORING AND INTERVENTION | |
| 62. | Monitoring of water services institutions |
| 63. | Intervention |
| CHAPTER IX. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WATER SERVICES INSTITUTIONS | |
| 64. | Powers of Minister |
| 65. | Applications for financial assistance |
| 66. | Regulations on financial assistance |
| CHAPTER X. NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM | |
| 67. | Establishment of national information system |
| 68. | Purpose of national information system |
| 69. | Provision of information |
| 70. | Funding of national information system |
| CHAPTER XI. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF MINISTER | |
| 71. | Procedure for making regulations |
| 72. | Consultation by Minister |
| 73. | General powers of Minister |
| 74. | Delegation of powers |
| 75. | Scrutinising of draft regulations |
| 76. | Advisory committees |
| CHAPTER XII. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 77. | Transferability of servitudes |
| 78. | Compliance with other laws |
| 79. | Ownership of water services works |
| 80. | Entry and inspection of property |
| 81. | Expropriation |
| 82. | Offences |
| 83. | State bound by Act |
| 84. | Repeal of laws, and savings |
| 85. | Short title |
| Sch. 1. | SCHEDULE 1. WATER BOARDS [s35]* |
| Sch. 2. | SCHEDULE 2. \[s84] |
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