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Legislative Decree No. 5/99 amending the Water Code.

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim Oficial da República de Cabo Verde, No. 46, 13 December 1999, pp. 1182-1184.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Effluent waste water/discharge Pollution control Water supply Water charges Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force immediately.
Abstract

This Legislative Decree amends the Water Code. The amended articles concern: competencies of the National Council of Water (CNAG) and the National Institution for Water Resources Management (INGRH); Fines to be paid for non-authorized activity (including sanctions caused by water pollution, in particular by waste water discharge) and other provisions established for enforcing the Water Code.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. 115/V/99 authorizing the Government to amend the Water Code.

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 1999

Keyword: Water charges, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Act No. 41/II/84 approving the Water Code.

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 1984

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water supply, Water rights, Irrigation, Right to water, Authorization/permit, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Deliberation No. 1/2002 ruling on National Water Council (CNAG).

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2002

Keyword: Institution, Environmental audit, Environmental planning, Freshwater resources management, Groundwater, Inland waters, Inspection, Internal trade, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Pollution control, Potable water, Research, Freshwater pollution, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Deliberation No. 2/2002 on potable water sales tariff homologation in Fogo and Brava Islands.

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2002

Keyword: Potable water, Industrial water use, Inland waters, Inspection, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Internal trade, Classification/declassification, Water abstraction, Water charges, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 46/VIII/2013 creating the National Agency for Water and Water Sanitation (ANAS).

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2013

Keyword: Institution, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Policy/planning, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water quality standards, Water supply, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 45/VIII/2013 creating the National Council for Water and Water Sanitation (CNAS).

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2013

Keyword: Institution, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Policy/planning, Water abstraction, Water charges, Water quality standards, Water supply, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX