Drilling Licence and Groundwater Development Regulations, 2006 (L.I. 1827).

These Regulations require a person to obtain a drilling licence granted in accordance with these Regulations for the construction of a well for the abstraction or monitoring of groundwater or for research. An application for a licence shall be made to the Water Resources Commission. The Commission shall keep a register containing the particulars of licences granted and the register may be accessed by the public. An applicant who qualifies for a licence shall pay a licence fee in accordance with the categories set out in the Second Schedule when the application is processed. The fees specified in the First and Second Schedule shall be used to defray the cost of groundwater management and regulation. A drilling contractor shall not construct or begin to construct a well without notice to the Commission of the intention to do so. A person shall not construct a well in a manner that leads to contamination or pollution of groundwater or aquifer and a contractor shall take certain specifies measures to avoid contamination of ground water. An officer of the Commission authorised by the Commission may inspect wells. A drilling contractor shall keep records of the progress of work and submit well records to the Commission.