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Water Resources Regulations (S.I. No. 33 of 1998).

Country/Territory
Uganda
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Uganda Gazette No. 52 of 21 August 1998, Statutes Supplement No. 20, pp. 484-547.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Water rights Surface water Groundwater Authorization/permit Waterworks Institution Policy/planning Servitude Water abstraction Well sinking/boreholes
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries
Abstract

These Regulations provide further for various aspects of water law for which provisions was made in the Water Statute, 1995. The text consists of 29 regulations which are divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); Water permits (II); Water Policy Committee (III); Drilling and construction permits (IV); Miscellaneous (V).

Full text
English
Website
www.kituochakatiba.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Water Act 1995 (Cap 152).

Legislation | Uganda | 1995

Keyword: Servitude, Framework law, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Water rights, Authorization/permit, Effluent waste water/discharge, Waterworks, Water supply, Institution, Non-governmental entity, Right to water, Groundwater, Irrigation, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX