Ministerial Decree No. 40 amending Ministerial Decree No. 320 regarding improvements to the water management system. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Institution Surface water Water abstraction Authorization/permit Irrigation Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract Item 6 shall be amended to add the following wording: “issues authorization for special water management or water consumption to the administration of irrigation systems, and also to other water users and water consumers abstracting water from artificial waterbodies of provincial or interdistrict significance, makes proposals to the environmental bodies on the issuance of authorization for special water management and water consumption from natural surface waterbodies.” Full text Russian Website norma.uz References - Legislation Amends Ministerial Decree No. 320 regarding improvements to the water management system. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2003 Keyword: Institution, Surface water, Water supply, Irrigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX