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National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)

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

Part 3 : Powers relating to catchment management agencies

73. Assignment of powers and duties to catchment management agencies

 

(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the catchment management agency concerned, by notice in the Gazette, assign to that catchment management agency—
(a) a power or duty of a responsible authority; and
(b) any power or duty listed in Schedule 3.

 

(2) In assigning any power or duty under subsection (1), the Minister may—
(a) limit the area within which an assigned power may be exercised or duty may be performed; and
(b) attach conditions to that assignment.

 

(3) Before assigning a power or duty to a catchment management agency under subsection (1), the Minister must consider—
(a) the capacity of the catchment management agency to exercise the power or perform the duty; and
(b) the desirability of assigning that power or duty.

 

(4) The Minister must promote the management of water resources at the catchment management level by assigning Powers and duties to catchment management agencies when it is desirable to do so.