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Water Supply Act, 1969 (Act No. 23 of 1969).

Country/Territory
Grenada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1969
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 169-211.
Long title
An Act relating to the regulation and maintenance of water supply and the construction and maintenance of waterworks in Grenada; to provide for the creation and establishment of a Central Water Commission with sole jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the supply of potable water throughout Grenada; for the transfer to that Commission of the assets and liabilities of existing water authorities; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Water supply Coastal zone management Water charges Water conservation zone Basin/catchment/watershed Expropriation Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Water abstraction Groundwater Authorization/permit Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The 83 sections of this Act are placed under the following headings: Preliminary (sects. 1-3); Establishment of the Commission (sects. 4-6); Officers and Servants (sects. 7-10); Duties and Powers of Commission (sect. 11); Transfer of Property and Personnel (sects. 12-14); Water Areas (sect. 15); Financial Provisions (sects. 16-35); Submission of Annual Estimates (sects. 36-37); Private Water Services (sects. 38-41); Catchment Areas (sects. 42-46); Acquisition of Property (sects. 47-52); Construction of Additional Water Works (sects. 53-60); Wells and Bore-holes (sects. 61-66); Offences, Penalties and Proceedings (sects. 67-72); Miscellaneous (sects. 73-83).

Full text
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References - Legislation

Amended by

Water Supply (Amendment) Law, 1981 (No. 45 of 1981).

Legislation | Grenada | 1981

Keyword: Water supply, Water charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Supply (Amendment) Law 1982 (People's Law No. 3 of 1982).

Legislation | Grenada | 1982

Keyword: Water supply, Water charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Supply (Amendment) Act, 1973 (Act No. 3 of 1973).

Legislation | Grenada | 1973

Keyword: Water charges, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Supply (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. 38 of 1974).

Legislation | Grenada | 1975

Keyword: Water supply, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Water Supply (Amendment) Law, 1979 (People's Law No. 30 of 1979).

Legislation | Grenada | 1979

Keyword: Water supply, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

National Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1984 (Cap. 208).

Legislation | Grenada | 1990 (2008)

Keyword: Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Expropriation, Basic legislation, Institution, Water supply, Sewerage, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Waterworks, Water charges, Sustainable use, Basin/catchment/watershed, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water conservation zone, Well sinking/boreholes, Offences/penalties, Pollution control, Inland waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX