(1) | Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4) the Minister may by notice in the Gazette— |
(a) | establish a water services committee; |
(b) | give it a name or approve a change of its name; |
(c) | determine or change its service area; |
(d) | determine its powers; or |
(2) | The Minister may only act in terms of subsection (1)— |
(a) | after consultation with either the inhabitants of the proposed service area or with the established water services committee for that area; and |
(b) | in consultation with the water services authority for the area in question, the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development and the relevant Province, |
with regard to—
(i) | the period for which the water services committee will operate; |
(iii) | the area or the community to be served, |
(iv) | the composition of the water services committee and the appointment of its members; |
(v) | any contribution to be made by the community or its members to the provision of water services; and |
(vi) | any other related matter. |
(3) | No water services committee may be established if the water services authority having jurisdiction in the area in question is able to provide water services effectively in the proposed service area. |
(4) | The Minister must, after consultation with the water services committee and the inhabitants of the area— |
(a) | himself or herself; or |
(b) | at the request of the water services authority having jurisdiction in the area concerned, |
disestablish a water services committee once he or she is satisfied that the relevant water services authority is able to Provide water services effectively within the service area.