Consent of Authority to search for underground water

(1) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, no person shall sink, construct, enlarge or otherwise alter a well for the purpose of searching for ground water or for any other purpose unless, in accordance with this section, he has obtained the Authority’s consent to do so. (2) In granting its consent, the Authority may make it subject to such conditions as the Authority considers appropriate. (3) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in relation to a licence granted under Part III the terms of which may authorize him to sink, construct, enlarge or otherwise alter a well. (4) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, where a person enters into a contract to sink a well on land belonging to or occupied by any other person, and the execution of the work is under the control of the contractor, the contractor is deemed to be the person sinking the well. (5) The Authority shall maintain a Register of Consent containing prescribed information and require a person who National Integrated 38 has obtained consent to furnish to the Authority the relevant (6) A person who has obtained consent in accordance with this section shall maintain a journal of the information relevant to the consent to sinking a well, which the Authority may prescribe. (7) A person who owns an existing well shall apply to the Authority for registration of the well within six months of the commencement of this Act or any other period of extension, which the Authority may by Order publish in the Gazette deemed necessary. Duty on well- driller to be