Regulation 1—Water drilling licence (1) A person shall not construct a well for the abstraction, or monitoring of groundwater or for research if that per ...

Regulation 2—Application for drilling licence (1) An application for a drilling licence shall be(a) made to the Commission, and (b) in the form spec ...

Regulation 3—Process for application  (1) The Commission shall  (a) acknowledge receipt of the application within one month of receipt of ...

Regulation 4—Grant of drilling licence  (1) The Commission shall refuse to grant a licence to an applicant for reasons of  (a) public safe ...

Regulation 5—Licence register  (1) The Commission shall keep a register containing the particulars of licences granted and the register may be acces ...

Regulation 6—Licence fee  (1) An applicant who qualifies for a licence shall pay a licence fee in accordance with the categories set out in the Seco ...

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Regulation 7—Duration and renewal of a licence  (1) A drilling licence shall be for the period specified in the licence, and may be renewed. &n ...

Regulation 8—Non-transferability of drilling licence A person shall not transfer a drilling licence except with the prior approval in writing of the Comm ...

Regulation 9—Withdrawal of drilling licence  The Commission may withdraw a drilling licence where  (a) the Commission determines that the ...

Regulation 10—Prohibition of construction of well where licence is not renewed  A person who fails to renew a drilling licence issued by the Commiss ...

Regulation 11—Appeal  (1) A person or a drilling contractor aggrieved by the refusal of the Commission to grant or renew a licence may lodge a compl ...

Regulation 12—Notice of intention to construct a well  (1) A drilling contractor shall not construct or begin to construct a well without notice to ...

Regulation 13—Environmental protection requirements  (1) A person shall not construct a well in a manner that leads to contamination or pollution of ...

Regulation 14—Collection of drilling cuttings  A drilling contractor shall collect samples of drilling cuttings at one-metre intervals and in the ev ...

Regulation 15—Development of a well  A drilling contractor shall develop a well constructed by that contractor. ...

Regulation 16—Collection and analysis of water samples  (1) A person who drills a well shall ensure that a water sample is taken, preserved and tran ...

Regulation 17—Inspection of a well site  (1) An officer of the Commission authorised by the Commission shall at any reasonable time  (a) h ...

Regulation 18—Well records  (1) A drilling contractor shall keep records of the progress of work.  (2) The records shall include &nbs ...

Regulation 19—Submission of well records  (1) Where the drilling activity consists of not more than five wells, the drilling contractor shall within ...

Regulation 20—Abandonment of dry wells  (1) A dry well or a well that does not produce sufficient water during drilling shall be  (a) back ...

Regulation 21—Abandonment of defective wells  (1) The existence of an abandoned well shall be reported to the Commission.  (2) The report ...

Regulation 22—Rehabilitation of defective wells  (1) Where a well is found to be defective the well shall be rehabilitated by a contractor engaged b ...

Regulation 23—Offences  (1) A person who carries out or allows the carrying out of well drilling activity for the abstraction of water without a lic ...