Water Act. Country/Territory Jamaica Document type Legislation Date 1973 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette 1973, pp. 1-35. Subject Water Keyword Basic legislation Water rights Court/tribunal Irrigation Non-governmental entity Servitude Waterworks Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Abstract The 71 sections of the Act are divided into 8 Parts: Use of Water (I); Combined Irrigation Schemes (II); Water Courts (III); Servitudes (IV); General (V); Powers of the Minister in regard to Public Streams and Waters (VI); Offences and Penalties (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII). Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Water (Non-Riparian Use) Regulations, 1949. Legislation | Jamaica | 1949 (1976) Keyword: Water rights, Servitude, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Water Resources Act. Legislation | Jamaica | 1996 (1998) Keyword: Basic legislation, Surface water, Groundwater, Institution, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction, Servitude, Well sinking/boreholes, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX