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Ministerial Decree No. 21 validating the Instruction on regulating water relations among provinces.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Surface water Industrial water use Contract/agreement Water abstraction Water rights
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree regulates relations among two or more provinces that border on the same waterbody to distribute surface water resources in a manner that meets the demand of the population and industry. It does not apply to transboundary waterbodies. The regulation of water distribution among provinces shall be the competence of the state institution responsible for water relations and its basin institutions and shall be implemented through basin agreements.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.government.kz

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Code (No.481 of 2003).

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2003 (2023)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Policy/planning, Priorities, Freshwater resources management, Water charges, Sewerage, Industrial water use, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Transboundary effects, Waterworks, Water supply, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Water rights, Right to water, Offences/penalties, International relations/cooperation, Human rights, Climate change, Local government

Source: FAO, FAOLEX