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Drainage and Irrigation (Declaration of Areas) Act (Cap. 64:04).

Country/Territory
Guyana
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Guyana.
Long title
An Act to provide for the declaration of certain areas of land owned by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Limited as drainage and irrigation areas, for the construction of certain works therein, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Irrigation Institution Waterworks Zoning
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States, South America
Abstract

This Act declares the lands described in the First Schedule to be Drainage and Irrigation Areas of the Guyana Sugar Corporation. However, lands on which works are constructed together with those works shall be vested, subject to provisions of section 6, in the Drainage and Irrigation Board. Other provisions concern financial arrangements.

Full text
English
Website
legalaffairs.gov.gy