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Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)

Chapter XII : General Provisions

81. Expropriation

 

(1) Property may be expropriated by the Minister or by any water board or water services committee acting with the written approval of the Minister.

 

(2) The Expropriation Act, 1975 (Act No. 63 of 1975), applies to all expropriations under this Act.

 

(3) Where the Minister expropriates any property under a power given by this Act, any reference to "Minister" in the Expropriation Act, 1975, must be construed as being a reference to the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry.

 

(4) Where any water board or water services committee expropriates property under a power given by this Act, any reference to "Minister" and "State" in the Expropriation Act, 1975, must be construed as being a reference to that water board or water services committee, as the case may be.