Water Resources Act. Country/Territory Jamaica Document type Legislation Date 1996 (1998) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the management, protection and controlled allocation and use of the water resources of Jamaica: to provide for water quality control and for the establishment and functions of a Water Resources Authority; to repeal the Water Act and the Underground Water Control Act; to make consequential amendments to certain enactments and to provide for matters connected with or related to all the foregoing. Subject Water 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 Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes On the date of appointment by notice published in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Act provides for the management and conservation of water resources in Jamaica. The 58 sections of the Act are divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); Administration of Water Resources (II); Abstraction and Use of Water (III); Easement (IV); Special Powers Relating to the Abstraction and Use of Water (IV); Control and Protection of Underground water (IV); Control of Water Quality (V); Supplementary Powers of Authority (VI); General (VII); Savings and Transitional Provisions (VIII). Full text English Website www.moj.gov.jm References - Legislation Amends Irrigation Act. Legislation | Jamaica | 1949 (2004) Keyword: Basic legislation, Irrigation, Policy/planning, Servitude, Expropriation, Water supply, Court/tribunal, Water charges, Water conservation zone, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Flood-Water Control Act. Legislation | Jamaica | 1958 (1998) Keyword: Basic legislation, Waterworks, Flood, Inspection, Inland waters, Expropriation, Policy/planning, Hazards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Water Act. Legislation | Jamaica | 1973 Keyword: Basic legislation, Water rights, Court/tribunal, Irrigation, Non-governmental entity, Servitude, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Underground Water Control Act. Legislation | Jamaica | 1962 (1973) Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Institution, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Access-to-information, Inspection, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Underground Water Control (Licensing) Regulations, 1961. Legislation | Jamaica | 1961 (1976) Keyword: Groundwater, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction, Well sinking/boreholes, Water charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Water Resources (Prescribed Fees) Regulations, 2009 (L.N. No. 94c of 2009). Legislation | Jamaica | 2009 Keyword: Surface water, Waterworks, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Water charges, Drainage/land reclamation Source: FAO, FAOLEX The Water Resources (Water Abstraction Charges) Regulations, L. N. no. 88/L of 2017. Legislation | Jamaica | 2017 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water charges, Industrial water use, Recreational water use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Water Resources Regulations, 1995. Legislation | Jamaica | 1995 Keyword: Surface water, Groundwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Water abstraction, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX