Section 4: Control of groundwater

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of this Act, the Minister shall have power to-(a) define the places from which or the manner in which and the times at which such water may be taken or used;
(b) fix, in times of actual or anticipated shortage of water, the amount which may be taken by any person for such purposes;
(c) prohibit temporarily or permanently, the taking or use of water from any source for such purposes, when in his opinion, the taking or use of such water would be hazardous to health;
(d) revoke a right to use or take water when such a right is likely to override the public interest;
(e) require to be examined or licensed, any person undertaking the work of drilling for water;
(f) regulate the place, depth, manner of construction or mode of operation of any borehole or well; and
(g) define the times at which water may be taken from such borehole or well.