Water Resources Management Act, 2004 (No. 284 of 2004).

Country/Territory: Namibia
Document type: Legislation
Date: 2004
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Government Gazette of Namibia No. 3357 of 23 December 2004, pp. 1-67.
Long title: An Act to provide for the management, development, protection, conservation and use of water resources; to establish the Water Advisory Council, the Water Regulatory Board and the Water Tribunal; and to provide for incidental matters.

Subject: Sea, Water, Environment gen.
Keyword: Marine pollution Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Basin/catchment/watershed Water conservation zone Authorization/permit Water charges Pollution control Freshwater pollution Irrigation Water rights Inspection Institution Subsidy/incentive Data collection/reporting Groundwater Rainwater Well sinking/boreholes Effluent waste water/discharge Servitude Waterworks Flood Water supply Hydropower generation Industrial water use Water shortage/drought Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Water users' associations Classification/declassification Offences/penalties Gender Inland waters
Geographical area: Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa
Entry into force notes: This Act shall enter into force on a date to be appointed by the Minister.

Abstract: This Act provides for the management and conservation of all water resources of Namibia, including inland waters, the sea and meteoric water, i.e. water that occurs in or is delivered from the atmosphere. The Act regulates the abstraction, use and supply of water, lays down rules relative to water pollution, defines water rights and sets up an administrative framework to implement the purposes of the Act.
Full text: English

References - Legislation

Repeals

Water Amendment Act 1982 (No. 55 of 1982).

Legislation | Namibia | 1982

Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Water Resources Management Act, 2013 (No. 11 of 2013).

Legislation | Namibia | 2013

Keyword: Marine pollution, Traditional rights/customary rights, Community management, Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Basin/catchment/watershed, Water conservation zone, Authorization/permit, Water charges, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Irrigation, Water rights, Inspection, Institution, Subsidy/incentive, Data collection/reporting, Groundwater, Rainwater, Well sinking/boreholes, Effluent waste water/discharge, Servitude, Waterworks, Flood, Water supply, Monitoring, Hydropower generation, Industrial water use, Water shortage/drought, Court/tribunal, Dispute settlement, Water users' associations, Classification/declassification, Gender, Offences/penalties, Right to water, Human rights, Inland waters, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX