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Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1964.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1964
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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