Regional Legislative Decree No. 25/2017/M adapting to the Autonomous Region of Madeira Law No. 54/2005 on the ownership of water resources. Country/Territory Madeira Islands (Portugal) Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Serie No. 151, 7 August 2017. Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Land tenure Ownership Zoning Water rights Authorization/permit Classification/declassification Concession Expropriation Inland waters Registration Coastal zone management Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force 30 days after its publication. Abstract This Regional Legislative Decree, consisting of 18 articles, adapts Law No. 54/2005 on the ownership of water resources to the legislation of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. It regulates the following land ownership issues: Land near the crest of the cliffs reached or inserted in consolidated urban centres; Process of recognition of private property on public land parcels; Administrative easements on private plots of beds and public water banks; Areas threatened by the sea or floods, etc. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Implements Law No. 54/2005 on the legal regime of water domain. Legislation | Portugal | 2005 Keyword: Land tenure, Basic legislation, Water rights, Freshwater resources management, Zoning, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Concession, Expropriation, Inland waters, Surface water, Basin/catchment/watershed Source: FAO, FAOLEX