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Federal Act amending the Water Rights Act 1959, the Water Resources Management Act 1985 and repealing the Hydrography Act.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part I, No. 82, 29 August 2003, pp. 1353-1399.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Water supply Water rights
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

Article I of the present Act introduces substantial amendments to the Water Rights Act 1959 (BGBl. No. 215/1959); article II amends some articles of the Water Resources Management Act (BGBl. No. 148/1985), and finally article III repeals the Hydrography Act (BGBl. No. 58/1979) as of 22 December 2006. The text consists of 3 articles.

Full text
German
Website
www.ris.bka.gv.at

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Rights Act 1959.

Legislation | Austria | 1959 (2018)

Keyword: Framework law, Water rights, Expropriation, Flood, Policy/planning, Water users' associations, Pollution control, Enforcement/compliance, Groundwater, Authorization/permit, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Freshwater pollution, Water supply, Water conservation zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Waterworks Promotion Act 1985.

Legislation | Austria | 1984 (2018)

Keyword: Irrigation, Erosion, Drainage/land reclamation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waste management, Waste prevention, Waterworks, Freshwater resources management, Subsidy/incentive, Sewerage, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Hydrography Act.

Legislation | Austria | 1979 (1999)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Rainwater, Inspection, Freshwater pollution, Basin/catchment/watershed, Pollution control, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX