20. (1) The Minister, after consultation with institutions and other stakeholders and persons having an interest in water resources in a basin or part of a basin, may recognise a group of representatives of such institutions, stakeholders and persons who are organised or associated for the purpose of organising, planning or dealing with matters relating to the development, management, protection and enhancement of water resources in the basin or part of the basin, to be a basin committee for the purposes of this Act in furtherance of the Government’s objective in achieving an integrated management of water resources. (2) The Minister may recognise a group of representatives and persons as a basin management committee only if the Minister is satisfied - (a) that interests in the use and management of water resources in the basin or part of the basin concerned are broadly represented in the membership of the group, including interested government ministries, regional councils, local authorities, State-owned enterprises or other statutory institutions and organisations, institutions or associations representing interests in the private sector; and (b) that membership of the group will be open for inclusion of further representatives of any other institutions or stakeholders or interested persons as may be directed by the Minister in writing to the group concerned for the purposes of achieving broad representation of interests in their membership. (3) A basin management committee may be recognised for any purpose connected with the use protection, development, conservation, management or control of a water resource in a basin or part of a basin, including purposes connected with - (a) an aquifer; (b) shared water supply infrastructure; (c) an area comprising adjacent geographic entities with joint water resource management features; (d) an area defined for common management of water resources; (e) irrigation activities. (4) If the Minister proposes to recognise a basin management committee, the Minister must, by notice given in the prescribed manner to owners and occupiers of land situated in the area proposed to be defined as the water management area of the committee - (a) notify the owners and occupiers of - (i) the proposed recognition of the basin management committee; (ii) the purpose for which the committee proposed to be recognised; (iii) the proposed boundaries of the area to be established and defined as the water management area of the committee; and (iv) any limitations or prohibitions proposed to be imposed to be applicable in the management area; and
20. (1) The Minister, after consultation with institutions and other stakeholders and persons having an interest in water resources in a basin or part of a basin, may recognise a group of representatives of such institutions, stakeholders and persons who are organised or associated for the purpose of organising, planning or dealing with matters relating to the development, management, protection and enhancement of water resources in the basin or part of the basin, to be a basin committee for the purposes of this Act in furtherance of the Government’s objective in achieving an integrated management of water resources. (2) The Minister may recognise a group of representatives and persons as a basin management committee only if the Minister is satisfied - (a) that interests in the use and management of water resources in the basin or part of the basin concerned are broadly represented in the membership of the group, including interested government ministries, regional councils, local authorities, State-owned enterprises or other statutory institutions and organisations, institutions or associations representing interests in the private sector; and (b) that membership of the group will be open for inclusion of further representatives of any other institutions or stakeholders or interested persons as may be directed by the Minister in writing to the group concerned for the purposes of achieving broad representation of interests in their membership. (3) A basin management committee may be recognised for any purpose connected with the use protection, development, conservation, management or control of a water resource in a basin or part of a basin, including purposes connected with - (a) an aquifer; (b) shared water supply infrastructure; (c) an area comprising adjacent geographic entities with joint water resource management features; (d) an area defined for common management of water resources; (e) irrigation activities. (4) If the Minister proposes to recognise a basin management committee, the Minister must, by notice given in the prescribed manner to owners and occupiers of land situated in the area proposed to be defined as the water management area of the committee - (a) notify the owners and occupiers of - (i) the proposed recognition of the basin management committee; (ii) the purpose for which the committee proposed to be recognised; (iii) the proposed boundaries of the area to be established and defined as the water management area of the committee; and (iv) any limitations or prohibitions proposed to be imposed to be applicable in the management area; and
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