Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Rivers and Streams Act.

Country/Territory
Fiji
Document type
Legislation
Date
1882 (1985)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Fiji, (Cap. 136), pp. 3-7.
Long title
An Act to define the public rights in the rivers and streams of Fiji.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Inland waters Water rights Concession Irrigation Institution
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act defines what waters are to be open for the public (sect. 2), provide for easements on the banks of waters open to the public (sect. 3), and provides for water rights with respect of rivers and streams and related matters. It further makes provision for the appointment of River Boards by the Commissioner of Each Division. Proprietors of land or towns and villages, or inhabitants adjacent to rivers shall be have the same rights as "the public" and may be granted rights with respect to water use irrigation, industry, agriculture, etc. by the Director of Lands and the Surveyor-General (sect. 7). The Registrar of Titles shall register a water right or licences under section 12. Section 13 defines the application sphere of the Act. The Director shall describe the water right by the size of the pipe that shall carry the water or allowed use expressed in cubic inches. (18 sections)

Full text
English