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Water Resources Act 1975.

Country/Territory
Bermuda (UK)
Document type
Legislation
Date
1975 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Framework law Basic legislation Institution Authorization/permit Inland waters Registration Water rights Surface water Groundwater Water abstraction Well sinking/boreholes Servitude Freshwater pollution Waterworks Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Pollution control
Geographical area
Americas, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The Act makes provision for the management and conservation of water resources, granting, variation, determination, and registration of water rights, the licensing of well-diggers, and legal proceedings; it also prescribes offences and penalties. The Water Authority, established under section 2, shall act on the basis of general directions given to it by the Minister responsible for works and engineering (sect. 3) and carry out tasks specified in this Act such as the registration of existing water rights (sects. 8 and 10), the determination of non-registered existing water rights (sect. 9), the granting of water rights under section 11, the determination of water for which a water right is granted (sect. 17), the issuance of well-digger licences under section 21, etc. Inspection of works and the taking of samples shall be carried out by a public officer appointed for this purpose by the Minister under section 27. The Minister may require repair of works (sect. 28), demolition of unlawful works and stop of abstraction, pollution or other (unlawful) acts (sect. 29), etc. The Chief Engineer or any person aggrieved by a decision of the Authority may appealed to the Minister under section 31. Decisions of the Minister may be appealed against with the Supreme Court (sect. 32). Section 33 prohibits also the pollution of sea water. Section 4 declares abstraction, use or storage of public water without a right to do so granted under this Act to an offence. A water right may be declared to be appurtenant to a specified land (sect. 12). General powers of the Authority are specified in section 14.

Full text
English
Website
www.bermudalaws.org

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Water Resources (Appeals to the Minister) Regulations 1976.

Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 1976 (1998)

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Governance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Resources (Well Diggers) Regulations 1976.

Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 1976 (1998)

Keyword: Well sinking/boreholes, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Resources (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Boats) Regulations 2018 (BR 83/2018).

Legislation | Bermuda (UK) | 2018

Keyword: Marine pollution, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX