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Law No. 214-VI amending Law No. 136-IV “On potable water”.

Country/Territory
Turkmenistan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Potable water Local government Standards Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Water supply Freshwater pollution Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

Article 4 shall be amended to add the following wording: “State authorities of Turkmenistan, bodies exercising state supervision and control, authorized state bodies in the field of potable water and potable water supply and local self-government bodies shall be considered subjects of legal relations in the field of potable water supply.” Article 5 re-defines the competence of various public authorities in the field of potable water supply. Article 7 (1) defines production responsibilities of potable water supply organizations, including stable potable water supply to the consumers, treatment of effluent waste water, ensuring potable water quality and compliance thereof with standards and sanitary and hygienic requirements and prevention of losses of potable water.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.turkmenistan.gov.tm

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 136-IV “On potable water”.

Legislation | Turkmenistan | 2010

Keyword: Groundwater, Potable water, Water abstraction, Water supply, Standards, Registration, Pesticides, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX