Statutes of the Republic of South Africa – WATER WATER RESEARCH ACT NO. 34 OF 1971 [ASSENTED TO 7 MAY, 1971] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 6 AUGUST, 1971] (English text signed by the State President) as amended by Water Research Amendment Act, No. 16 or 1974 Water Research Amendment Act, No. 37 of 1975 Water Research Amendment Act, No. 106 of 1977 Water Research Amendment Act, No. 10 of 1982 Water Research Amendment Act, No. 93 of 1985 General Law Amendment Act, No. 49 of 1996 [with effect from 4 October 1996 – see title GENERAL LAW AMENDMENT ACTS] ACT To provide for the promotion of research in connection with water affairs; for that purpose to establish a Water Research Commission and Water Research Fund; and to provide for matters incidental thereto. 1 Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates, any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Water Act, 1956 (Act No. 54 of 1956), shall, when used in this Act, have the same meaning, and – “commission” means ...