Water Services Provider Contract Regulations (No. R. 980 of 2002).

These Regulations provide rules for an agreement in writing between a water services authority and a water services provider in terms of which the water services provider is to provide water services with or without capital investment. The contract shall be consistent with the main objects of the Act as determined in section 2 of the Act and provisions of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act. Furthermore the contracts shall: describe the scope of the water services to be provided by the water services provider, set forth the manner in and the means by which any relevant portion of the water services development plan will be implemented, designate the contract area in which the water services are to be provided and determine a procedure by means of which the contract area may be changed. Other contract issues are: obligations of each party to obtain any licence required for the use of water under section 22(1) of the National Water Act, 1998, Performance targets and indicators, Obligations of the Water Services Authority. Furthermore there are various clauses of general character such as dispute resolution, warranties, insurance, etc.