The National Water Resources Management Agency (Groundwater Development and Protection) Regulation (S.I. No. 12 of 2021.

These Regulations, made under section 36 of the National Water Resources Management Agency Act no. 5 of 2017, provides for groundwater development and protection. The Regulations define: aquifer; defective well; Environment Protection Agency; landholder; well contractor; licence. Matters covered by the Regulations include: licence to construct a well for: water abstraction, groundwater monitoring, exploration, or research; reasons to refusal a licence application, including public safety; creation of a complaints committee; construction of a well; environmental protection requirements; avoiding groundwater pollution and contaminants; water quality analysis; registration and inspection of wells; groundwater encountered during mining operations; offences and penalties.