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Water Act.

Country/Territory
Zimbabwe
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976 (1996)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 583-623.
Long title
An Act to provide for the planning of the optimum development and utilization of the water resources of Zimbabwe and the establishment of water advisory councils; for the establishment, jurisdiction and composition of the Water Court and for the powers and procedure thereof; for applications for rights to use public water and for the control thereof by the State in certain circumstances; for the declaration of public water shortage areas and the consequences thereof; for the control of underground water; for the acquisition of servitudes in respect of waters and matters ancillary thereto; for the prevention and control of water pollution; for the approval of combined irrigation schemes; for the safety of dams; and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Water conservation zone Authorization/permit Priorities Policy/planning Freshwater pollution Irrigation Institution Access-to-information Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Servitude Waterworks Court/tribunal Water rights Pollution control
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations
Abstract

The Zimbabwe Water Act comprises twelve Parts, i.e. I, Preliminary; II, Water Resources Planning and Development; III, Establishment, Functions and Procedures of Catchment Councils; IV, Use of Water; V, Water Shortage Areas; VI, Water Quality Control and Environmental Protection; VII, Servitudes in Respect of Water; VIII, Combined Water Schemes; IX, Safety of Dams; X, Appeals; XI, General; XII, Repeals and Savings. The Schedule describes the powers of officers.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Water Act (Cap. 20:24).

Legislation | Zimbabwe | 1998 (2005)

Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Basin/catchment/watershed, Institution, Access-to-information, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Water supply, Well sinking/boreholes, Surface water, Servitude, Waterworks, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Water shortage/drought, Water rights, Pollution control, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX