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UMTSHEZI MUNICIPALITY: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BY-LAWS

Posted 11 August 2014

The Umtshezi Municipality in terms of Section 156 of the Republic of South Africa Act No. 108 of 1996, as read with section 11 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act No. 32 of 2000 hereby publishes the Stormwater Management By-laws as set forth in this notice. The notice provides for a list of prohibited activities which, if contravened, will result in the commission of an offence with a possible penalty. These prohibited activities includes unauthorised discharge of non-stormwater into the stormwater system; unauthorised connection to the stormwater system and obstruction of flow of the stormwater system.