Water Amendment Act 1982 (No. 55 of 1982)

NAMIBIA No. AG. 55 1982 PROMULGATION OF ACT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The following Act, which has been adopted by the National Assembly of South West Africa and signed by the Administrator-General in terms of the National Assembly Proclamation, 1979 (Proclamation Ag. 21 of 1979), is hereby published in terms of section 19 of that Proclamation No. 4 of 1982: Water Amendment Act, 1982 "3. The Board shall consist of the Director, who shall be the Chairman thereof and not more than ten and not less than eight other members appointed by the Administrator General of whom: one shall be a person having a knowledge of hydraulic engineering; one shall be an officer of the Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry; one shall be a person to represent the Municipal Association of South West Africa; one shall be a person having knowledge of farming; one shall be a person having a knowledge of mining and industry; and the balance of the members shall be persons who are involved in the general development of the country". Amendment of regulation 9 promulgated by Government Notice R 1277 of 1971 is amended by Government Notice R 875 of 1975. 2. Regulation 9 of Government Notice R 1277 of 1971 is hereby deleted and the following regulations substituted therefor: "9. (1) A quorum on a meeting of the Board shall be in the case where the Board consists of nine members, five members thereof of whom two shall be involved in the general development of the country or if the Board consists of eleven members, seven members thereof of whom three shall be involved in the general development of the country. (2) The decision of a majority of the members present at a meeting of the Board shall constitute a decision of the Board, and in the event of an equality of votes on any matter the Chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote". comp.namibia.water.amend.no.4.1pg