Law on Margins of Lakes Constructed behind Dams. Country/Territory Iran, Islamic Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1965 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal, No.5999, 24 September 1965. Subject Water Keyword Inland waters Zoning Surface water Protected area Governance Waterworks Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia Abstract The Act, which consists of 4 articles, regulates provisions to determine the limits of the lakes constructed behind the dams. In particular, any changes in the lakes constructed behind the dams only is possible with permission of the Energy Ministry. The government may seize the contractions on the limits of the lakes by paying the fair price to their owners. Full text Farsi Website www.dastour.ir