(1) The relevant Minister, after consultation with the Agency or the Commission, as the case may be, may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the relevant Minister, after consultation with the Agency or the Commission, as the case may be, may make regulations particularly—
(a) for the protection of customers and of the public generally against personal injury or damage to property arising from the operations of a service licensee;
(b) to provide for enquiries in connection with any accident which is or may be attributed to an escape of water or sewerage or to the state of operation of any part of the undertaking;
(c) relating to a tariff scheme;
(d) relating to the publication of information regarding the service provided by a service licensee;
(e) to prescribe the form of applications and service licences and permits and orders under this Act;
(f) prescribing the criteria for evaluating applicants for service licences;
(g) prescribing the form of annual reports;
(h) to prescribe fees payable under this Act;
(i) to prescribe application for hearing under section 17(2)and 64(2); and
(j) (deleted by Act 3 of 2016);
(k) to prescribe the allowance for a member of the review panel;
(l) prescribing the size, nature, efficiency, materials, strength and workmanship, and the mode of arrangement, service connection, disconnection of service, alteration and repair of the water fittings to be used;
(m) prescribing the circumstances in which, and the methods by which, water is to be stored and treated on any premises;
(n) governing installation, operation and maintenance of water supply system within a private development;
(o) to set standards relating to—
(i) the provisions of a service,
(ii) to environmental performance;
(p) prescribing the manner of facilitation of access and inter connection of the other service licensees who provide services;
(q) prescribing the constitution and procedure of the Appeals Tribunal.
(3) The Regulations made pursuant to this section may create an offence for a breach of a provision of the Regulations and a person is, upon summary conviction for an offence created pursuant to the Regulations, liable to a fine not exceeding $3000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. (Amended by Act 3 of 2016)
(4) For the purposes of this section “relevant Minister”—
(a) in the case of matters relating to water resource management, means the Minister responsible for water resource management;
(b) in the case of matters relating to water supply service and sewerage service, means the Minister responsible for utility supply services.
(Amended by Act 13 of 2008 and substituted by Act 3 of 2016)