Waterworks Act 1995 (No. 17 of 1995).

Country/Territory: Malawi
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1995
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to provide for the establishment of Water Boards water-areas and for the administration of such water-areas for the development, operation and maintenance of waterworks and water-borne sewerage sanitation systems in Malawi and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

Subject: Water
Keyword: Waterworks Water supply Institution Sewerage Freshwater pollution Offences/penalties Pollution control
Geographical area: Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries

Abstract: This Act empowers the Minister to declare water areas and establishes for each water-area a Water Board. The Board shall, except for rural water supply areas, have the control and administration of all waterworks and all the water in such waterworks and the management of the supply and distribution of such water in accordance with this Act. The Board shall have also powers to construct waterworks and shall, for this purpose and subject to the Public Roads Act, have certain rights regarding private land. The Act provides rules regulating the public supply of water and the operating of sewage systems by the Board. It furthermore, among other things, makes provisions for supervision and control of activities of the Board and declares damaging of waterworks and pollution of water sources to be an offence.
Full text: English
Website: www.malawilii.org

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Keyword: Waterworks, Water supply, Water charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX