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Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Act, 1958 (No. XXXI of 1958).

Country/Territory
Pakistan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1958 (1994)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the unified and co-ordinated development of the water and power resources of Pakistan.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Industrial water use Water supply Hydropower generation Irrigation
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

There shall be established a Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority which shall have its own fund called the "Authority Fund". The Authority shall prepare a comprehensive plan for the development and utilisation of water resources and may frame schemes for purposes of irrigation and other water supply, flood control, land reclamation, and inland water navigation for the provinces. The plan and schemes shall be submitted for approval to the Government. The Authority shall also have certain powers under the Electricity Act of 1910. (7 Chapters divided into 30 sections)

Full text
English
Website
punjablaws.gov.pk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

West Pakistan Land and Water Development Board Reclamation (Fee) Rule, 1965.

Legislation | Pakistan | 1965

Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Land tenure, Ownership, Tax/levy, Irrigation, Water charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 1998 (Ordinance No. XX of 1998).

Legislation | Pakistan | 1958 (1998)

Keyword: Institution, Industrial water use, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX