Section 8: Powers of the Minister

In the discharge of his duties under this Act, the Minister shall have power to-(a) ask for and obtain from any authority or person, plan or proposals relating to the investigation, use, control, protection, management or administration of water projects;
(b) prohibit the storage, diversion, pumping or use of any water or the construction, maintenance, operation, repair or alteration of any borehole or any hydraulic works;
(c) require information, relating to water-samples or core-samples by any person who constructs, uses, alters, operates, maintains or repairs any bore-hole or any hydraulic works, or who has a statutory or customary right of occupancy to any area of land on which such borehole or hydraulic work is situated or who is in actual occupation of such land and in such form and at such times as the Minister may require;
(d) prohibit or regulate the carrying out of any activities on land or water which are likely to interfere with the quantity or quality of any water in any water-course or groundwater;
(e) require any person who has a statutory or customary right of occupancy to, or is in actual occupation of any land, to construct and maintain on such land such works for the conservation of land or water resources as are specified by the Minister;
(f) authorise, control or undertake construction, operation, maintenance, repair or alteration of such hydraulic works as may be specified by the Minister;
(g) supply or sell raw water to any person or public authority on such terms or conditions as the Minister may determine.