No. R.95, 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 the National Water Act, 1998 will come into effect.

Chapter 1: Interpretation and fundamental principles

Section 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: Section 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 associations

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)(j), 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 16 day of September One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-eight.

M G BUTHELEZI

By order of the President-in-Cabinet:

Minister of the Cabinet