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Watercourses and Waterworks Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Antigua and Barbuda
Document type
Legislation
Date
1945 (1953)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 1607-1613.
Subject
Livestock, Water
Keyword
Animal production Basic legislation Freshwater resources management Water supply Basin/catchment/watershed Groundwater Freshwater pollution Pollution control Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

All watercourses and waterworks shall continue to vest in the Crown (sect. 3). The Director of Public Works shall control, manage, maintain and supervise all watercourses and waterworks and shall provide an adequate water supply for water consumers (sect. 4). The Director of Works may make regulations with respect to matters listed in section 5 and levy a general water rate or a water service rate (sect. 5). The legislative Council may declare any watercourse to be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance (sect. 9). For purposes of this Ordinance, the Administrator in Council may declare an area to be a watershed. (19 sections)

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