Water Supplies Act, 1942. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 1942 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the taking of supplies of water by sanitary authorities and to make provision for matters incidental thereto or connected. Subject Water Keyword Water supply Institution Freshwater pollution Basic legislation Pollution control Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides for taking and supply of water by sanitary authorities as defined by the Public Health Acts. Whenever a sanitary authority desire to take from a source of water a supply of water for the purpose of increasing, extending, or providing a supply of water under the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931, they may make, under and in accordance with this Act, a proposal for so taking such supply of water from such source of water (sect. 2). Section 3 specifies statements to be included in such proposals whereas section 4 sets out the procedure to be followed by sanitary authorities upon making of proposal. Objections to proposals may be made pursuant to section 6. When a proposal made by a sanitary authority has come into force, it shall be lawful for such sanitary authority: (a) to take in accordance with such proposal a supply of water from the source of water to which such proposal relates, and (b) to use such supply for the purpose of increasing, extending, or providing under the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931, a supply of water, and (c) where particulars of any ancillary operations are stated in such proposal, to execute, on any land acquired by such sanitary authority either before or after such proposal comes into force or on any other land with the consent of the owner any works which are necessary for the purpose of such ancillary operations (sect. 13). Section 20 concerns prevention of interference with flow of water and pollution. (26 sections completed by a Schedule) Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implemented by Water Supplies (Application For Provisional Order) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 456 Of 2000). Legislation | Ireland | 2000 Keyword: Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Water Services Act 2007 (No. 30 of 2007). Legislation | Ireland | 2007 (2018) Keyword: Basic legislation, Water supply, Institution, Freshwater pollution, Policy/planning, Non-governmental entity, Public private partnership (PPP), Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022 (No. 48 of 2022). Legislation | Ireland | 2022 Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water rights, Registration, Groundwater, EIA, Sustainable development, Water shortage/drought, Enforcement/compliance, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX