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Komati River Basin Water Resources Development and Utilization Act, 1992 (Act 6 of 1992).

Country/Territory
Eswatini
Document type
Legislation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the implementation of the Komati River Basin Treaty and the Joint Water Commission Treaty and for matters incidental thereto.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Hydropower generation International relations/cooperation Transboundary effects Waterworks Sustainable development Freshwater pollution Institution Pollution control Inland waters
Geographical area
Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Southern Africa
Abstract

The Act is about implementation of the Treaty on the Establishment and Functioning of the Joint Water Commission between the Government of Swaziland and the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Treaty on the Development and Utilization of the Water Resources of the Komati River Basin between the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Government of Swaziland. I appoints the Minister responsible for natural resources as the authority responsible to ensure that the terms of the Komati River Basin Treaty and Joint Water Commission Treaty are fully implemented in the best interests of Swaziland. The Minister may by Legal Notice published in the Gazette make regulations for generally carrying out the principles and purposes of this Act. The Act concerns the implementation of waterworks as foreseen in the Komati Treaty and the status and operation in Swaziland of the Komati Basin Water Authority and the Joint Water Commission.

Full text
English
Website
eswatinilii.org