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Underground Water Act (Cap. 14.08).

Country/Territory
Montserrat (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1967 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Chapter 14.08, 9 pp.
Long title
An Act to provide for the ownership, control and exploitation of underground water in Montserrat and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Authorization/permit Water abstraction Expropriation
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act vests groundwater in the Crown and provides rules relative to the abstraction of groundwater and the sinking of wells. Operations relating to groundwater shall be notified to the Permanent Secretary and records shall be kept on such operations in accordance with this Act. The Act states certain exemptions on this rule. No person shall abstract, divert, obstruct or use underground water unless under licence granted by the Minister. Abstraction, diversion, obstruction or use of underground water may be deemed a public purpose in accordance with the Land Acquisition Act and it shall be lawful for the Crown to acquire property for such purposes.

Full text
English
Website
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