Regulations relating to the access and use of government waterworks and surrounding state-owned land for recreational purposes in terms of the National Water Act (no. 36 of 1998). Government Notice no. 3204 of 2023.

These Regulations, made under section 116 of the National Water Act, 1998 (Act no. 36 of 1998), are applicable to all government waterworks and concern: commercial fishing; recreational water use for revenue generation, including organised sporting activities and events; dangerous object; hunting; resource management plan. Matters covered by the Regulations include: access to and control over government waterworks; use of government waterworks; permit application and approval for recreational water use; hygiene procedures and waste management; penalties in case of damage to government waterworks or properties; protection of biodiversity inside government waterworks; ban on hunting, killing or capturing any fauna without specific permission of the authority; restriction on cutting, uprooting or destroying any flora from government waterworks area; prior approval from the competent authority for breeding activities and introduction of new plant and animal species; prohibited activities, including access to and use of government waterworks for commercial fishing; implementation of resource management plant on access and use of government waterworks; suspension and withdrawal of access and use permission; offences and penalties.