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Regulatory context

Partial review. This is not an exhaustive review of applicable law.

South Africa: National Water Act, uses and authorizations

Partial documentary review; human legal review pending. Section 21 water uses include waste-containing discharges and other disposal that may affect water resources. Section 22 provides different routes, including a licence, general authorization and other lawful cases. A missing individual licence in an inventory does not establish unlawful use.

• Determine the section 21 use, authorization route, conditions and competent authority.
• Do not confuse user registration with a licence or assign one route to discharge, irrigation and land disposal.

• Gobierno de Sudáfrica · National Water Act36 of1998Legal text · ZA; texto y modificaciones requieren revisión
• DWS · capítulo4: uso del aguaLegal text · ZA; artículos21–22 y vías habilitantes

References reviewed: 2026-11-06. Individual applicability: undetermined. This profile does not establish authorization or compliance.