Copies of the Bill are obtainable from Ms Cassiem at telephone 021 403 3769.
Words underlined witha solid line indicate insertions in existing enactments.
To amend the Water Services Act, 1997, so as to enable water boards to perform activities outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
(3) The Minister must in consultation with the Minister of Finance. the Minister of Trade and Industry, and the Minister of Public Enterprise and by notice in the Gazette.
The Minister may, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, authoriseawater board to perform an activity outsidetheborders of the Republic.
This Act is called the Water Services Amendment Act, 2004.
1.4 The first phase consistsof a publication by notice in the Gazette of the parameters within which an approval to operate extraterritorially may be granted.
The determination oftheseparametersoccurs on the initiative of the MinisterofWaterAffairsandForestry but in consultation with the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Public Enterprise. This meansthateach of theMinisters to be consulted, can veto a proposal.
The parameters are determined by a fixation of the nature of the permissible the countries and the activities, permissible maximum permissible amount of money to be taken out of the country.
1.6 Whenthe said two Ministers consider anapplicationby a waterboard, they are also bound by the existing provisions of the Act.
3.1 Department of Trade and Industry.
The Chief State Law Adviser and the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry are oftheopinion that this Bill must be dealt with in accordancewiththe procedure established by section 75 of the Constitution since it contains no provisions to which the procedure set out in section 74 or 76 of the Constitution applies.