Act No. 647 of 1996 amending the Groundwater Act. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 647 of 1996, pp. 1-4. Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Water abstraction Authorization/permit Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The provisions of the principal Act which are amended concern the following matters: The prohibition to abstract groundwater (art. 15a); the applicability of certain provisions of the Environment Protection Act on the granting or modification of licences to abstract groundwater or to recharge groundwater (art. 30); compensation of damages as a result of withdrawal or modification of the licence by provincial authorities (art. 41); charges on groundwater abstraction (art. 48). Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Amends Groundwater Act. Legislation | Netherlands | 1981 (1992) Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Institution, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit, Registration, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX