S.L. 549.164 Art. 3ANotificationstothe Authority after the 20th November, 2008.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, a groundwater source which falls under one of the following categories:

(a) a groundwater source dug or enlarged prior to the year

1955:

Provided that only those groundwater sources which, in terms of records possessed by the Authority are shown to have been dug or enlarged prior to the year 1955 are to be considered by the Authority as to have been so dug or enlarged; or

(b) a shaft wider than three (3) feet in diameter located in the surface catchment area of a perched aquifer or a coastal aquifer and used to draw water from above the blue clay formation; or

(c) a shaft wider than three (3) feet in diameter located in the surface catchment area of a mean sea level aquifer which does not exceed 50 metres in depth, may be notified to the Authority after the 20th November, 2008 by all users of such groundwater source by means of the application form as provided by the Authority: Provided that in the case of the groundwater sources referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c), the applicant shall present proof of the existence of the groundwater source before the year 1992.

*Revoked by these regulations. *Revoked by these regulations.

(2) The Authority shall publish a notice in the Gazette, containing the details of any applications validly received in terms of this regulation. A groundwater source shall not be deemed to be notified until the issue of a decision by the Authority. If the application for the notification of a groundwater source is refused by the Authority, the applicant shall close the groundwater source in accordance with the directions of the Authority.