National Water Act, 1998 (Act No. 36 of 1998)Chapter 7 : Catchment Management AgenciesPart 1 : Establishment and powers of catchment management agencies79. General powers and duties of catchment management agencies |
| (1) | A catchment management agency is a body corporate, and has the powers of a natural person of full capacity, except those powers which— |
| (a) | by nature can only attach to natural persons; or |
| (b) | are inconsistent with this Act. |
| (2) | Schedule 4 applies to a catchment management agency, its governing board and committees and the members of the board and committees. |
| (3) | A catchment management agency may perform— |
| (a) | any of its functions; or |
| (b) | any function which is reasonably incidental to any of its functions, outside its water management area, if this does not – |
| (i) | limit its capacity to perform its functions in its water management area; or |
| (ii) | detrimentally affect another water management institution. |
| (4) | In performing its functions a catchment management agency must— |
| (a) | be mindful of the constitutional imperative to redress the results of past racial and gender discrimination and to achieve equitable access for all to the water resources under its control; |
| (b) | strive towards achieving co-operation and consensus in managing the water resources under its control; and |
| (c) | act prudently in financial matters. |