Groundwater Act. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Legislation Date 1981 (1992) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad, No. 626 of 1992, pp. 1-16. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Groundwater Institution Water abstraction Authorization/permit Registration Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract A Technical Commission for Groundwater Management and Conservation is established under article 2. The Commission shall advise the Minister of Traffic and Water Management on granting of licences, compensation of damages, appeals, and various other matters pursuant to provisions of this Act. Abstraction of groundwater or infiltration of water in groundwater requires a licence issued by provincial authorities (sect. 14) and such activities shall be notified to those authorities on a monthly basis. A register of licences and monthly reports shall be kept in the provincial offices. A licence shall only be granted if no danger of water pollution exists (sect. 14a). Articles 16 to 30 regulate modification or withdrawal of licences. Articles 31 to 33 provide for surveys which may be carried out by provincial authorities or by applicants for licences. The remaining provisions of the Act deal with compensation of damages, appeal within the administration and charges. (62 articles) Full text Dutch References - Legislation Amended by Act No. 647 of 1996 amending the Groundwater Act. Legislation | Netherlands | 1996 Keyword: Groundwater, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act to amend the Groundwater Act in relation with the introduction of general rules for the abstraction of groundwater and the regulation of several other matters. Legislation | Netherlands | 1995 Keyword: Groundwater, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Authorization/permit, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Water Act Implementation Act no. BWBR0026710 of 2009. Legislation | Netherlands | 2009 (2013) Keyword: Marine pollution, Freshwater resources management, Flood, Freshwater pollution, Governance, Groundwater, Liability/compensation, Early warning system, Environmental fees/charges, Surface water, Waterworks, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX