Law of Georgia on Water User Organizations (No. 5609-RS of 2019) Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Water users' associations Irrigation Water rights Royalties/fees Governance Procedural matters Registration Dispute settlement Institution Water charges Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Law regulates water user organizations in irrigation, their activities and relations with individuals, entities and state agencies. This Law does not apply to the land owned by the state, an autonomous republic or municipality that is not allotted for use. The Law consists of 30 articles: Scope of regulation of the Law (1); Purpose and objectives of the Law (2); Definitions (3); Primary water user (4); Tariff for the service provided by the primary water user (5); Legal status of a water user organization (6); Founding a water user organization (7); Registry of water user organizations (8); Documents required for registration with the registry of water user organizations (9); Functions of water user organizations (10); Membership of a water user organization (11); Rights and duties of a member of a water user organization (12); Statute of a water user organization (13); Management and internal control bodies of water user organization (14); General meeting of a water user organization (15); Functions of the board of a water user organization (16); Composition of the board of a water user organization (17); Chairperson of the board of a water user organization (18); Meetings of the board of a water user organization (19); Review and dispute resolution commission of a water user organization (20); Financing source of a water user organization (21); Water use fee (22); Wholesale supply of water (23); Accounting (24); Grounds for a water user organization to cease its activities (25); Authority of the Ministry in the field of irrigation (26); Authority of the national commission in the field of irrigation services (27); Deliberation and resolution of a dispute (28); Transitional provisions (29); and Entry into force of this Law (30). Full text Georgian Website matsne.gov.ge References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. 2-686 of 2023 of Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on Rules for Water Supply Regime and Irrigation Regulations Legislation | Georgia | 2023 Keyword: Irrigation, Authorization/permit, Freshwater resources management, Water supply, Water users' associations Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 2-268 of 2021 of Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on Terms of Irrigation Service Agreements that Need to be Entered into with Primary Water Users and Water User Organizations/Other Water Users Legislation | Georgia | 2021 Keyword: Contract/agreement, Irrigation, Water users' associations Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 2-569 of 2020 of Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on Rules for Maintaining Water User Organizations’ Registry Legislation | Georgia | 2020 Keyword: Access-to-information, Procedural matters, Registration, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 2-530 of 2020 of Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on Enforcement Slip Form for Enforcing Payment of Water Use Fee Legislation | Georgia | 2020 Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Royalties/fees, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order №2-531 of 2020 of Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on Template for Charter of Water User Organization Legislation | Georgia | 2020 Keyword: Water users' associations, Irrigation, Water rights, Royalties/fees, Governance, Procedural matters, Registration, Dispute settlement, Institution, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX