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Presidential Decree No. 76/17 creating the National Water Council (CNA).

Country/Territory
Angola
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, No. 63.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Water supply Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Presidential Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Presidential Decree approves the Regulation of the National Council on Water (CNA). The Regulation, consisting of 38 articles divided into five Chapters, establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned permanent advisory body of the Executive Power. The Council's mandate aims at coordinating and articulating the different ministerial departments involved in the planning, management and use of water resources, in the context of river basins, both national and co-shared by Angolan State, including users of water resources and local communities under the coordination of the Vice President of the Republic and approval of the respective Regulation of all its attributions. The Decree is divided as follows: General Provisions (Chap. I); Organization and Functioning (Chap. II); Members (Chap. III); Activity Plans, Reports and Accounts (Chap. IV); Final and Transitional Provisions (Chap. V).

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