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Decree 47/2009 approving the Regulation for small water dams.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República No. 40, Serie I, 7 October 2009, pp. 297-303.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Authorization/permit Water rights Concession Irrigation Water charges
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force 90 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree approves the Regulation for small water dams. The Regulation, consisting of 6 Chapters and 1 Annex, establishes the requirements to be satisfied in order to: design, project, build, exploit, keep, observe and control water dams with a hight lower or equal than 15 metres and storage capacity lower than 1000,000 m3 (a million of cubic metres). The Regulation is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Project Technical Requirement (Chap. II); Dam building (Chap. III); Exploitation (Chap. IV); Taxes and financial aspects (Chap. V); Sanctions and penalties (Chap. VI). The Annex defines all the terms related with water dams.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.mozlii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 16/91 approving the Water Act.

Legislation | Mozambique | 1991

Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Authorization/permit, Registration, Water rights, Concession, Water supply, Irrigation, Hydropower generation, Industrial water use, Navigation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX