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National Water Resources Institute Act.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish the National Water Resources Institute for the promotion and development of training programmes and courses in water resources and to advise the Government on water resources training needs and priorities and other matters ancillary thereto.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Research Inland waters Water supply Sewerage Drainage/land reclamation Flood Policy/planning Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

This Act provides for the establishment of the National Water Resources Institute as a body corporate and provides for the administration and management of the Institute. The Institute shall be responsible generally for the promotion and development of training courses in water resources and shall, in particular, among other things: (a) advise the Minister on national water resources training needs and priorities; (b) perform engineering research functions related to such major water resources projects as may be required for flood control, river regulation, reclamation, drainage, irrigation, domestic and industrial water supply, sewage and sewage treatment; (c) perform such ancillary services on planning of water resources management and river basin development and produce necessary codes of practice in water resources engineering; (d) promote the establishment of a uniform national data collection system relating to surface and subsurface water resources; and (e) promote cooperation in water resources development management with similar bodies in other countries and with international bodies.

Full text
English
Website
www.placng.org