Law No. 938 I on amelioration. Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Drainage/land reclamation Agricultural land Flood Irrigation Water users' associations Waterworks Water supply Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Western Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The law regulates legal relationships between state bodies, natural persons and legal entities in the sphere of amelioration (art. 1). This law covers the following spheres: a) land reclamation; b) amelioration activities; c) flood (and other disasters) control measures on agricultural lands; d) amelioration associations (art. 3). Main objectives of the law are: a) in order to obtain high and sustainable yields from ameliorated lands, define the principles and norms of legal aspects of designing Full text English