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Underground Water Control Act.

País/Territorio
Barbados
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1952 (1973)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-10.
Título completo
An Act to make provision for the control and use of underground sources of water supply in the Island and other matters connected therewith.
Materia
Agua
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Manejo de recursos hídricos Aguas subterráneas Institución Perforación de pozos/pozos Captación de agua Autorización/permiso Contaminación de las aguas dulces Control de la contaminación
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

The Act provides, inter alia, for the establishment of the Water Board for purposes of this Act. The Board shall have the power to take measures for obtaining and maintaining information on underground water resources, to control such resources and regulate the use of such resources (sect. 3). Owners of wells shall furnish information to the Board pursuant to section 5. A licence for the construction of wells is required under section 6. The Board may attach conditions to a license in accordance with section 9. Implied conditions of license are set out in section 10. Quantities of water that may be abstracted by a holder of licence may be revised if conditions of drought require so (set. 12). The Board may declare areas where it shall be prohibited to use wells for disposal of sewage water or other waste. Regulation making powers of the Board are set out in section 17. (17 sections)

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.caricomlaw.org

Referencias - Legislación

Revocado por

Barbados Water Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023.

Legislación | Barbados | 2023

Palabra clave: Aguas subterráneas, Institución, Zona de conservación de aguas, Manejo de recursos hídricos, Abastecimiento de agua, Instalaciones

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX