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Boerasirie Creek Act.

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1889 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Guyana, pp. 1-14.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters Non-governmental entity Irrigation Waterworks
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

The Act provides for the appointment of four Commissioners for the purpose of management of the supply of water and the conservation of water resources of the Boerasirie Creek and tributaries thereof. General powers and duties of the Commissioners are described in section 8. Certain powers lie in last instance with the Minister such as the assessment of water rates or the combination of plantations and the variation of the acreage of plantation for the purposes of this Act. Commissioners shall also make provision for navigation on the river (sect. 11). Three Commissioners shall be elected by the Extraordinary Meeting of Proprietors and one shall be appointed by the Minister (sects. 4 and 16). (22 sections and a Schedule)

Full text
English
Website
www.caricomlaw.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Boerasirie Water Commission By-laws (Cap. 55:02).

Legislation | Guyana | 1889

Keyword: Inland waters, Institution, Waterworks, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX