_GOVERNMENT NOTICE of 1998 GOVERNMENTGAZETTE, 4 JUNE 1999(Vol. 408, No. 20119) DEPARTMENTOF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY No. 704 4June 1999 NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 (ACT NO. 36 OF 1998) REGULATIONS ON USE OF WATER FOR MINING ANDRELATEDACTIVITIES AIMED AT THE PROTECTION OF WATERRESOURCES The Minister of Water Affairs andForestry has, under the powers vested in him by section 26(1) (b), (g) and (i)of the National Water Act, (Act No. 36 of 1998), made the regulations containedin the Schedule in respect of use of water for mining and related activitiesaimed at the protection of water resources EXPLANATORY NOTE The Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry is responsible for theprotection, use, development, conservation, management and control of the waterresources of South Africa on a sustainable basis....