Water Services Act, 1997 (Act No. 108 of 1997)Chapter VIII : Monitoring and Intervention62. Monitoring of water services institutions |
| (1) | The Minister and any relevant Province must monitor the performance of every water services institution in order to ensure— |
| (a) | compliance with all applicable national standards prescribed under this Act; |
| (b) | compliance with all norms and standards for tariffs prescribed under this Act; and |
| (c) | compliance with every applicable development plan, policy statement or business plan adopted in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | Every water services institution must— |
| (a) | furnish such information as may be required by the Minister after consultation with the Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development; and |
| (b) | allow the Minister access to its books, records and physical assets to the extent necessary for the Minister to carry out the monitoring functions contemplated in subsection (1). |