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Ministerial Decision No. 12/2022 approving the Regulation of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources.

Country/Territory
Mozambique
Document type
Regulation
Date
2022
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim da República, I Série, No. 17.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Irrigation Agricultural development Water quality standards Waterworks Pollution control Research Freshwater pollution Governance Water supply Sustainable use Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Decision enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution approves the Regulation of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources. This Regulation, consisting of 73 articles divided into three Chapters, regulates composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Ministry, as a central organ of the State that ensures the realization of the tasks of the Government in the areas of public works, building materials, roads and bridges, urbanization, housing, water resources, water supply and sanitation. The Ministry in particular is responsible for: planning the construction of public works, guaranteeing the efficiency of investments in the sector; carrying out and supervising quality control of public and private works; construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of public infrastructure, namely and bridges, water supply, sanitation, protection and storage systems; designing, executing and supervising public works; controlling construction materials and elements; promoting Construction Industry managing public network of roads and bridges; guaranteeing balanced development, unity and complementarity of the national road network; developing strategies and normative conditions for access to housing; technical assistance for construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of public buildings; implementing policies and strategies for the rational and sustainable use and use of water resources; assessing water resources, determining needs at the watershed level; responding to the challenges of socio-economic development for water quantity and quality; managing water resources, ensuring their best rational and sustainable use, also for the prevention and mitigation of the impacts of floods and droughts; managing public hydraulic infrastructures; implementing strategies for the improvement of water supply and sanitation services; guaranteeing universal and equitable access to water supply and sanitation; and ensuring the supervision of public water supply and sanitation services.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

Ministerial Decision No. 41/2016 approving the Regulation of the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources.

Legislation | Mozambique | 2016

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Irrigation, Agricultural development, Water quality standards, Waterworks, Pollution control, Research, Freshwater pollution, Governance, Water supply, Sustainable use, Freshwater resources management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX