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Instructions No.1 of 2014 - Associations of users of a shared water source.

Country/Territory
Iraq
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water users' associations Monitoring
Geographical area
Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Instruction enters into force 60 day after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

These Instructions consisting of 13 articles aim at regulating the establishment of associations of users of shared water sources. These associations shall be based on the collective work of their members, which shall be at least nine, for the setting up and the management of the water source. Articles 2 – 5 give the procedural information for the establishment of the association. The Instructions provide also rights and duties of the members. The General Authority for the Operation of Irrigation and Drainage Projects supervises and controls the operations of the associations.

Full text
Arabic
Website
www.iraq-lg-law.org