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River Basins Development Authorities Act.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1986 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to repeal the River Basins Development Authorities Act 1979 and establish the River Basins Development Authorities listed under the First Schedule to the Act.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Water
Keyword
Agricultural development Institution River basin institution Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

The Act provides for the establishment of eleven bodies corporate specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 which shall in their respective areas: (a) undertake comprehensive development of both surface and under groundwater resources for multipurpose use with particular emphasis on the provision of irrigation infrastructure and the control of floods and erosion and for water-shed management; (b) construct, operate works necessary for the achievement of the Authority's functions and hand over all lands to be cultivated under the irrigation scheme to the farmers; (c) supply water from the Authority s completed storage schemes to all users for a fee; (d) develop and keep up-to-date comprehensive water resources master plan, identifying all water resources requirements in the Authority's area of operation through adequate collection and collation of water resources, water use, socio-economic and environmental data of the River Basin.

Full text
English
Website
www.placng.org

References - Legislation

Repeals

River Basins Development Authorities Decree 1979 (Decree No. 87).

Legislation | Nigeria | 1979

Keyword: River basin institution, Freshwater resources management, Basin/catchment/watershed, Agricultural development, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX