CHAPTER 34:02
BOREHOLES

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Contractor deemed to be the sinker of a borehole

    4.    Notice of intention to sink a borehole and keeping records, etc.

    5.    Inspection by geological survey

    6.    Results of pump-tests to be reported

    7.    Completion or abandonment of a borehole

    8.    Special provisions in respect of tribal territories

    9.    Records may be treated as confidential except those relating to water

    10.    Penalty for failing to fulfil obligations

Proc. 62, 1956,
Cap. 119, 1959,
HMC. Order 1, 1963,
L.N. 84, 1966.

Boreholes in Botswana, and the keeping of records and samples relating thereto.

[Date of Commencement: 19th October, 1956]

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Boreholes Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "borehole" means a well sunk by means of a rig or machinery, and shall not include a well sunk by persons subject to any Botswana customary law, with hand labour only, in any of the tribal territories defined in the Tribal Territories Act (Cap. 32:03) or on any of the Barolong Farms;