Delegations of powers and duties in terms of the National Water Act, 1998 (No. 486)

No. 486 STAATSKOERANT, 30 APRIL 2008 No. 31005 179 30 April 2008 DELEGATIONS OF POWERS AND DUTIES IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO 36 OF 1998) By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 63 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998) I, Lindiwe B. Hendricks, MP, in my capacity as Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, hereby delegate the powers and duties fully described in Annexure B hereto, to the incumbents and future incumbents of the under mentioned posts. A reference to the incumbent of a particular post also includes the incumbent of a post se nior to the said post in the functional line. (-----===, I I ~ ~ LINDIWE B. HENDRICKS, MP MINISTER OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY DATE: 21/11/07 56(7)(b) To consider and take what further steps are appropriate to bring the contents to the proposed pricing strategy to the attention of interested parties. 56(7)(c) To consider all comments received on the proposed pricing strat~y. 57(2) To make water use charges payable to a relevant water management institution within a specific water management area. 57(3) To make water use charges on a national or on a regional basis payable to the state or apportioned under the circumstances set out under sub-section 3(b). 58(1) To direct that a water management institution recover any charges for water use made by the Minister under section 57(1 )(a) from water users within its water management area, or area of operation. 58(2) To allow a water management institution which has been directed to recover charges under 58( I) to retain such portion of all charges recovered in order to recompense it for expenses and losses. 59(3)(a) To determine, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, if a water use charge is not paid, the rate of interest payable during the period of default; To publish a notice in the Gazette of the interest determined. 59(3)(b) To restrict or suspend the supply of water to the water user from a water work or the authorization to use water, until the charges, together with interest, have been paid. Chief Director: Institutional Oversight Chief Director: Institutional Oversight Director-General, when the Minister is deemed to be a water management institution. Director-General Chief Director: Region Deputy Director-General: Policy and Regulation Not delegated Chief Director: Institutional Oversight Deputy Director-General: Policy and Regulation z 9 (,) ..... 0 0 <.n G) 0 < m J] z ~ m z I G) ► N m =l m (,) 0 ► "O J] i" ~ 0 CD i l J (