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Law No. 16/91 approving the Water Act.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República No. 31, 2nd Supplement, 3 August 1991, pp. 12-22.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Authorization/permit Registration Water rights Concession Water supply Irrigation Hydropower generation Industrial water use Navigation Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

This Law consisting of 76 articles, establishes the Water Act. It establishes water resources that belong to the public domain, water management principles, the need for an inventory of all existing water resources in the country, the general rules of its use, its priorities, the general rights of users and the corresponding obligations. In particular, article 1 defines all internal waters as State property, considering them as public waters. Waterworks, equipment and water infrastructures are under public domain as well. The purpose of this Act is to define water as public domain of State and establishes general policy in the water management sector, general legal regime for protection and conservation activities, exploitation of water resources, as well as defines competencies of the Government in this sector (art. 2).

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Website
www.legis-palop.org; www.acismoz.com

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