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Water Act (No. 15 of 1923).

Country/Territory
Iceland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1923 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Water rights Right to water Water supply Waterworks Expropriation Freshwater pollution Groundwater Hydropower generation Industrial water use Inland waters Irrigation Priorities Recreational water use Surface water Water abstraction Pollution control Sustainable use Human rights
Geographical area
Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The present Act contains 155 Articles divide in the following Chapters: I. Scope, objectives and definitions; II. General provisions on water rights; III. On water use for household and household needs, industry and occupation without energy efficiency; IV. About irrigation; V. On the use of hydropower; VI. Construction, water distribution, land protection, drying, etc.; VII. [Derogated] VIII. [Derogated]; IX. About water pollution; X. [Derogated]; XI. About water companies; XII. About public traffic on lakes; XIII. [Derogated]; XIV. [Derogated]; XV. Expropriation and compensation; XVI. Administration; and XVII. Various provisions.

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Icelandic
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