Water Supply (Prevention of Waste) Regulations, 1965 (S.I. No. 79 of 1965). Country/Territory Seychelles Document type Regulation Date 1965 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette, Supplement to Gazette of 2 November 1965, pp.174 and 175. Subject Water Keyword Water shortage/drought Water supply Freshwater resources management Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States Abstract Any person who wastes water or allows water to be wasted shall be guilty of an offence (sect. 2). The Director of Public works may cut off the water supply to persons who continue to waste water (sect. 3). A state of drought may be declared; the powers of the Director of Public Works during the declared period of drought are defined in sections 5 and 6. Full text English