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GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. 19 o r 2018

The Water Resources Management Act

(Act No. 21 of20ll)

The Water Resources Management (Licensing of Drillers and Constructors) Regulations, 2018

IN EXERCISE of the powers contained in sections 88 and 89 of the

Water Resources Management Act, 2011 , the following Regulations are made:

I. These Regulations may be cited as the Water Resoyrces Title

Management (Licensing of Drillers and Constructors) Regulations, 2018.

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2. In these Regulations unless context otherwise requires- Interpretation

"borehole" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act;

"constructor" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act; and

"driller" has the meaning assigned to the word in the Act.

3. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (2) a person who intends to

engage in the trade or business of drilling a borehole shall apply for

a licence, modification or renewal to the Authority in Form I set out

in the First Schedule, on payment of the prescribed fee.

(2) A successful applicant shall be issued with a licence in Form II set out in the First Schedule.

(3) A licence issued in accordance with sub-regulation (2) shall

be issued in accordance with classes set out in the Second Schedule.

Licensing of

drillers

Copies of this Statuto1y Instrument can be obtainedf,"0111 the Government Printe1'. PO. Box 30136. 10 / 0 /. Lusaka. Price K24. 00 each

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Refu sal to grant I icence

Revocation of licence

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4. The Board shall , where it refuses to grant a licence, inform

the applicant in Form Ill set out in the First Schedule.

5. (I) The Board shal I, where a licensee violates the conditions

of the licence, inform the licensee in writing of the Board's intention

to revoke the licence and give the licensee an opportunity to be

heard.

(2) The Board shall not revoke the licence if the licensee takes

the remedial measures to the satisfaction of the Board within such

period as the Board may specify.

(3) The Board shall revoke the licence where the licensee

fails to show cause to the satisfaction of the Board or take any

measures within the specified period.

(4) A licensee whose licence is revoked under this section

shall not engage in the trade or business of constructing waterworks

or drilling boreholes. ',

Registerof 6. (1) TheAuthority shallestablishandmaintainaregisterof constructors, drillers and constructors, drillers and engineers as set out in the Third Schedule. engineers

General offence and pen a lty

(2) Subject to sub-regulation (1), a constructor, driller or

engineer shall notify the Authority where there is a change of

particulars of that constructor, driller or engineer within fou1teen

days of that change.

7. A person who contravenes these Regulations commits an

offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one

hundred thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not

exceeding twelve months , or to both.

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FIRST SCHEDULE

(Regu lations 3, 4, 5 and 7)

PRESCRIBED FORMS

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Water Resources Management Authority

The \\later Resources Management Act (Act No. 21 of201 I)

The Water Resources Management (Licensing of Drillers and Constructors) Regulations, 20 I 8

APPLI CATION FOR AGRO DWATE R DRILLI NG LICENC E ,_ (a) Please fill in the form completely as provided and bind it with all Shaded fields for Application No.

necessary attachments. Prin t clearly using ink. Incomplete and official use on ly

unbound applications will not be processed

(b) All applicable fees paid to th e WARMA are non-refundable.

(c) Attach a separate sheet where space on the fonn is limited for Date and Ti me

additional infonnation.

(d) Copies o f all cenificates attached must be ·'Certified Tme Cop ies of

the originar · and where applicable must be translated into English

language.

(e) All professionals declared must be registered with relevant

professional bodies.

information Required lnformalion Provided

I. APPLICANT INFO RM AT ION

(a) Applicant :

(b) Contact Perso n:

(c) Physical Address:

(d) Cityffown: Province: Postal Code:

(e) Telephone: Cell Email :

I.I Type of appli cation: Ncw O Renewal D Upgrade D Downgrade D

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2. COMPANY DETAILS

2. 1 PACRA Registration No ..

2.2 State whether listed company/limited company/partnership or sole proprietor

2.3 Shareholders, Directors, Managers, Panners of firms whose signatures wil l carry authority in

deci sion making matters. (Attach current PACllA computer print-out for shareholding for the

current year of registration).

NRC Status Name Position No./Passport (C iti zen/Resident/Non Share Qualification

No./Resident Resident holding Permit No.

3. TECHNICAL DATA ' -

(Attach separate sheet where space is not enough as specify as Annex I)

3.1 KEY PERSONNEL- PROFESSIONAL

(Hyclrogeologists /Geo logist/ Geohydrologist)

3.1.l Employment Type: Full/Part-time

Name:

Position:

Telephone No: l Landline: I Mobi le No:

National Registration Card No: Passport No. Driver's Licence No Identity No:

3.1.2 Enrnlovment Tvne: Full/Part·time

Name:

Posi tion :

Land Linc Mobi le Phone No: Telephone No:

National Registration Card No. Passport No: Driver's Licence No .. Identity No:

The following documents must be nttuched:

(a) Certifi ed copies of Degrees

(b) Certified copi es of registration Wlth Engineering In stitute of Zambia

(<) Curriculum Vitae

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3.2 KEY PERSONNEL - TECHNICIANS AND SKILLS BASED

(Drilling Supervisor, Driller and field perso nn el for each drilling crew)

3.2. 1 Enrnlovment Tvue: Full /Part-time

Name

Posi tion : Land line Mobile Phone No.

Telephone No. National Registration Card Passport No .. Driver 's

Ide nti ty No. No · Licence No ..

3 .2.2 Ern olovmcnt Tvoc: F111l /P:1rt-timc

Name:

Position:

Telephone No.: I Land line No .. I Mobile Phone No.:

I Nat'.onal Registrat ion Card Passpon No : I Mobile Phone Iden tity No : No.· No.·

3.2.3 Emolovment Tvoe: Full /Part-time

Name: ....

Position:

I Land Line No.: Mob il e Phone No .. Telephone No:

I Nati onal Registrati on Card No .. Passport No.: I Mobi le Phone Identity No: No ..

The following documents must be attached :

(a) Ce11ified copies o f ceJtificate

(b) CeJtified copies of Dri ll er 's Li cence for the Drillers

(c) Cuniculum V itae

4. VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AN D TOOLS OWNED OR LEASED BV THE COMPANY TO CON DUCT DRILLI NG WORKS.

(Attach separate sheet where space is not enough as specify as Annex 2).

Capacity Condition Type Make (m/ ton/Hp) Age (Years) (Good/Fair/Poor) Owned/

Leased

I.

2.

3.

4.

The following documents must be attach ed :

(a) Copies of registration ceJtificate fo r all motor vehi cles and drill rig(s)

(b) Proof of ownershi p ofauxilia,y equipment (Pictures o f the equipment and serial numbers must

be attached)

(c) For equipment that is leased, agreement s must be attached.

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5. WORKS COMPLETED WITIIIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS

(A ttach separate sheet where space is not enough as speci fy as Annex 3)

Dale Project Name ClienUEmployer Consultant Value of Works Completed

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2.

3.

4 .

5.

6. TECHN ICAL REFERENCES

Name and physical address o f tracea bl e technical refe rees from who references may be so ught.

Co nsulting Contact person Physical Telephone Email Firm address

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2. ' 3.

7. CLIENT REFERENCES

Name and physical address of traceable client referees. Physical address

Company/ Contact person Telephone Email Organisation

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2

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8. Class of drilline licence applied for ... . .. . . . ... . . ..... ...

9. DECLARATION BY THE APPLICANT:

1/ We, .. ................ declare that the information I/We

have sta ted is correct and truthful to the best of my/o ur knowledge and be lief

... .. . . . ... . .. .. . . ...

Na me S1[!110ture TIiie D es1gna11011

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Name St[!. nCJture Tit le Designa11011

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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Date of application fom1 was received :.

Licence approved for category: ..

Licence No:

Application not approved due to :

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2.

a.

4.

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. . Reference No ..... . .. ... . ... .. .. .

Date issued:

Remarks:

Approved by:

(Name)

i,

Signature:

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The \Yater Resources M anagement Act (Act No.2 1 of20 11 )

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(Regulation 3 (2)

Th e Water Resources Management (Licen sin g of Drillers and Constructors) Regulations, 2018

DRI LLING LICENCE Shaded fields fo r offi cial Registra tion Code

Ple;tse co 1111, le te in block letters use only

Date a nd Time

ln(ormalion Required lnformalion Provided

' PA RTICULA RS OF APPL ICANT

I. Licence No

2. Holder·s Name lsl :

3 Physical Address :.

4 Cate2orv of Licence;

The licence is valid from .. ...... day of ..... .. .20 .. .

to the . ... day or ........ ....... , .. . ,.,.,, .. .20 .

The seal of the Water Resources Management Authority is hereunto affixed thi s ................. day of 20 .

in the presence of the

(Signature) .. Director -G1111eraf

The conditions of grant of the licence arc as shown in the Annex urcs below:

(!) The licence 1s not transferable

(2) Adherence to 1he Regula tions failure to which the Licence may be revoked.

(3) In the event that the licence 1s revoked . you are expected to surrender the license to the Authonty

(4) The license 1s valid for th ree years and yo u are expected to subnut an applicauon for renewa l by 3 1" October of each

yea r

Issued at ...... ...... .. th1 s . . day of . ........ .20

Signature: ...... IJ1rec10r·G1N1eml

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The Water Resources Management Act (Act No.2 1 of20 11 )

FORM Ill

(Regulation (4)

The Water Resources Management (Licensing of Drillers and Constructors) Regu lations, 2018

( I) Here 111 se rt name and address of the applicant

(2) In se rt t he reference No. of th e app li ca­ti on

(3) Here in se rt type . of app l ,ca­t ,on

(4) Signa-ture of Director­Genera l

NOTICE OF REF USAL TO GRANT A LICENCE

To: (1 ................ . . ..... ..... .. ........ . .. .... . . .. . .. .... . .... ........... .... . ... .... .. . .

' ' IN THE MATTER OF (2 ) ...... .. .. . . .. ... .. .. .. . ..... . . .... .. ...... you are notified

that your application for (3) ... ...... .. . ...... . . . . has been rejected on the followin g grounds:

(a) ...... .. .. . ....... . ... ....... ... .... . ..... .. ..... . .. .. . ...... . ........... . .. ... ...... .......... . . .

(b) ........ .. ... .............. .. .. . .. ..... .. ... ........ ........... . .. ............... .. .... .. . .. .... .... .. . .

(c) .... ........... .. ... .... ... ....... ..... ...... . . .......................... . ........ ..... ... .. ....... .

(cl) ......... ... ..... .. .... .... .... . .. ........... . ........... ... . ..... ... . .. .. ...... . .. ........ . .. .... . .

Dated this ....... .. .... ... .. day of . . . .... . . .... .. . . ..... ........ 20 ....... ..... . .

( 4) .... .. . .... . .. . Director-General

OFF IC IA L STAMP

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(Regulations 3 (3)

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Water Resources Management Authority

The Water Resources Management Act (Act No. 21 of201 l )

7th March, 2018

The Water Resources Management (Licensing of Drillers and Constructors) Regulations , 2018

CLASSES OF DRILLING LICENCE

Classes Equipment Minimum Staff requirements

A ::". 4 rigs 4 Drilling Supervisors - Three Test pumping units 4 Drillers - 4 Cargo trucks 2 Hydro-geologist/G~logist

16 Support staff

B At least two rigs but no more than four I Drilling Supervisor rigs. 2 Drillers -Two Test pumping units I Hydro-geologist/Geologist - 2 Cargo trucks 8 Support staff

C - Either hires a rig or has one rig. I Dr illing Supervisor -One Test pumping uni t I Drill er - I Cargo truck I Hydro-geologist/Geologist

4 Support staff

D Low cost technology drilling equipment I Drill er and manual drilling (Jetting/ 2 Support staff augering/hand dug)

7th March, 2018 Statutory Instruments

THIRD SCHEDUL E

(Regulations 7 ( l )

Water Resources Management Authority

The Water Resources Management Act (Act N o. 21 of 20 I l )

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The Water Resources Management (Licensing of Drillers and Constructors) Regulations , 2018

REGIST ER OF DRILLERS AND ENGINEERS

Name Address Contact PAC/IA details Number (Mobile Number)

L USAKA

28th February, 2018

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/ ,icence Dmeof £Jpi1y Classes Rig t:·mai/ Res frictions Number Issue Date Address

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D. M. W ANC HINGA,

Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and

Environmental Protection