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

Chapter 13 : Access to and Rights Over Land

Part 3 : Waterworks and personal servitudes

135. Ownership of waterworks on land belonging to another

 

(1) A water management institution (including the State)—
(a) retains ownership of a waterwork placed in good faith on land belonging to another;
(b) may remove such a waterwork from the land; and
(c) may transfer the rights held in respect of improvement on such land to another person or authority.

 

(2) When a waterwork is removed under subsection (1)(b), the owner of the property—
(a) may require the Minister or the water management institution concerned to restore, as far as possible, any physical damage to the land caused by the removal; and
(b) has no other claim against the Minister or the water management institution concerned.

 

(3) The rights of the State or a water management institution in respect of improvements on property not owned by the State or the institution may be transferred to another person or authority.