Section 36: The Minister may, upon the recommendations of the

Agency, by statutory instrument make Regulations- (a) for preserving existing uses of public water; (b) prescribing the level of water uses exempted from permit procedures; (c) for controlling any change in the course, current or cross-current of any contained surface water in order to obtain the most beneficial use of the water; (d) relating to the declaration of water emergencies; (e) for regulating the use of contained water and groundwater; (f) for regulating drillers of underground water (g) for the carrying out of investigations in respect of any function of the Agency; (h) for the protection of watersheds; (i) for the granting of permits to discharge waste into water bodies; Regulations. No. 5 National Water Resources Management Agency Act 2017No. 5 National Water Resources Management Agency Act 201732 33 (j) for prescribing the acceptable levels of pollution; (k) to regulate or prohibit the doing of any act by any person in a protected catchment area; (l) for levying raw water charges for water uses under this Act; and (m) prescribing guidelines, procedures, standards and methods for monitoring; (n) prescribing the nature, type, period and format of data to be submitted under this Act; and (o) generally for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act;