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

Chapter 7 : Catchment Management Agencies

Part 3 : Operation of catchment management agencies

86. Delegation of powers by catchment management agency

 

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and (3), a catchment management agency may delegate any power to—
(a) a member of its governing board;
(b) an employee of any water management institution (including itself), by name, or to the holder of an office in that institution; or
(c) any committee established by the catchment management agency which consist only of members of the governing board or employees of the catchment management agency; and
(d) any other person or body only with the written consent of the Minister.

 

(2) A catchment management agency may not delegate—
(a) the power of delegation; or
(b) any power to make water use charges.

 

(3) A catchment management agency may only delegate a power to authorise the use of water, if this power is delegated to a committee consisting of three or more members of its governing board.