In declaring a category of dams or a dam to be a category of dams or a dam with a safety risk, the Minister must consider—
| (a) |
the need to protect the public, property and the resource quality against the potential hazard posed by the dam or category of dams; |
| (b) |
the extent of potential loss or harm involved; |
| (c) |
the cost of any prescribed measures and whether they are reasonably achievable; |
| (d) |
the socio-economic impact if such a dam fails; and |
| (e) |
in the case of a particular dam, also— |
| (i) |
the manner in which that dam is designed, constructed, altered, repaired, operated, inspected, maintained or abandoned; |
| (ii) |
the person by whom that dam is designed, constructed, altered, repaired, operated, inspected, maintained or abandoned; and |
| (iii) |
the manner in which the water is contained, stored or impounded in that dam. |
Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
