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Water and Sewerage Act.

País/Territorio
Belice
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1980 (1980)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Official publication, pp. 1-60.
Materia
Agua
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Abastecimiento de agua Alcantarillado Instalaciones Captación de agua Autorización/permiso Acceso-a-la-información Cánon de aguas Irrigación
Área geográphica
Americas, América Central, América Latina y el Caribe, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

Section 3 provides for the establishment of an Authority, to be called the Water and Sewerage Authority, as a body corporate. The Authority shall consist of 9 Water Commissioners. When any area of the country is declared an area of water supply or a sewerage disposal area, there shall vest in the Authority all land and property rights and obligations vested in or deemed to be vested in municipal or other public body including the Government in respect of supply of water in the area or the disposal of sewerage (subsect. 11[1]). The Authority may make regulations in respect of matters listed in section 30. Powers of the Authority with regard to private property are outlined in section 33. The Authority may in any area of water supply, by Order published in the Official Gazette, authorize any person to supply to any other person in the area defined (sect. 34). The Authority may grant licences for the abstraction of water for the purposes of any industry (sect. 35). The Authority may require local authorities and water purveyors to carry out surveys and to formulate proposals for the meeting of water supply requirements (sect. 36). The Authority may enter into agreements for the purpose of drainage of land (sect. 38). The Authority may, by Order published in the Gazette, prohibit or restrict temporarily the use of hosepipes (sect. 39). The Authority may make by-laws for preventing waste, misuse or contamination of water (sect. 40) or for the preventing of pollution of water (sect. 41). The Authority may construct waterworks on land belonging to it (sect. 42). The Minister may, on application of the Authority, by Order, provide for compulsory acquisition by the Authority of water rights (sect. 45). Sections 72 to 106 deal with duties and powers of the Authority with respect to sewerage. (107 sections)

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Referencias - Legislación

Revocado por

Water Industry Act (No. 1 of 2001).

Legislación | Belice | 2001 (2017)

Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Abastecimiento de agua, Entidad no gubernamental, Alcantarillado, Institución, Cánon de aguas, Aguas subterráneas, Zona de conservación de aguas, Cuenca/área de captación/cuenca colectora, Contaminación de las aguas dulces, Captación de agua, Zona protegida, Conservación del ecosistema, Control de la contaminación, Aguas continentales

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX