Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1964. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 1964 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to Amend and Extend the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1962. Subject Water Keyword Local government Water supply Water abstraction Water rights Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act aims to give more effective powers to sanitary authorities for dealing with dangerous quarries and other hazards and for dealing with dangerous structures and also to give a general power to sanitary authorities to enter into agreements with the Electricity Supply Board to abstract water from reservoirs provided by the Board. Full text English Website revisedacts.lawreform.ie References - Legislation Amended by Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022 (No. 48 of 2022). Legislation | Ireland | 2022 Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water rights, Registration, Groundwater, EIA, Sustainable development, Water shortage/drought, Enforcement/compliance, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX