Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)Chapter VI : Water Boards30. Other activities of water boards |
| (1) | A water board map perform an activity other than its primary activity only if— |
| (a) | it is not likely to limit the water boards capacity to perform its primary activity; |
| (b) | it is not likely to be to the financial prejudice of itself, any water services institution, existing consumers and other users serviced by it within its service area; |
| (c) | it is in accordance with the boards policy statement; and |
| (d) | it is provided for in a business plan. |
| (2) | Other activities of a water board may include, but are not limited to— |
| (a) | providing management services, training and other support services to water services institutions, in order to promote co-operation in the provision of water services; |
| (b) | supplying untreated or non-potable water to end users who do not use the water for household purposes; |
| (c) | providing catchment management services to or on behalf of the responsible authorities; |
| (d) | with the approval of the water services authority having jurisdiction in the area— |
| (i) | supplying water directly for industrial use; |
| (ii) | accepting industrial effluent; and |
| (iii) | acting as a water services provider to consumers; |
| (e) | providing water services in a joint venture with water services authorities; and |
| (f) | performing water conservation functions. |
| (3) | The Minister must, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Trade and Industry and the Minister of Public Enterprises and by notice in the Gazette, determine— |
| (a) | the nature of the activities that a water board may perform outside the borders of the Republic; |
| (b) | the countries in which such activities may be performed; and |
| (c) | the maximum amount of capital that a water board may take out of the Republic when an activity contemplated in subsection (4) is performed. |
| (4) | The Minister may, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, authorise a water board to perform an activity outside the borders of the Republic. |