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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