Section 46A: Discharge of polluted water

46A. Discharge of polluted water (1) No person shall discharge polluted water underground or into any canal, river, stream, lake, reservoir or lagoon. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall commit an offence and shall, on a first conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than 250,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and, on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of not less than 500,000 rupees together with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years. (3) Notwithstanding— (a) section 114 of the Courts Act; (b) section 72 of the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, a Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to try an offence and impose any penalty provided under this section. [S. 46A inserted by Act 31 of 1989.]