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Water Resources Regulations, 1995.

País/Territorio
Jamaica
Tipo de documento
Reglamento
Fecha
1995
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
The Jamaica Gazette, No. 43 of 30th November 1995, pp. 45-67.
Materia
Agua
Palabra clave
Aguas superficiales Aguas subterráneas Perforación de pozos/pozos Captación de agua Autorización/permiso Inspección Recopilación de datos/informes
Área geográphica
Americas, Caribe, América Latina y el Caribe, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo
Resumen

Regulations to implement the Water Resources Act, 1995. The 33 regulations are divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary; Licences to Abstract and Use Water; Protection of Undergroundwater; Miscellaneous Powers of Authority; General; Transitional Provisions. An application for a licence, required pursuant to section 19 of the Act, shall be in the form set out in Form A of the Schedule (reg. 3) and a licence granted by the Water Resources Authority (the Authority) under regulation 3 shall be in the form set out in Form B (reg. 5). Regulation 4 prescribes that the Authority, in considering an application for a licence, shall have regard to provisions of the Master Plan and various other requirements of water resources management. Other provisions of Part II deal with variation, suspension or revocation of licences granted under regulation 3. The application for consent of the Authority to sink, enlarge or otherwise alter a well shall be in the form as set out in Form C of the Schedule. The consent shall be in the form of Form D (reg. 18). Applications for a well-driller licence required under section 35 of the Act shall be in the form of Form E and the licence shall be in the form of Form F (reg. 19). Other provisions of Part III deal with renewal and revocation of such licences and powers of entry, inspection and taking of samples of the Authority. The remaining regulations provide, inter alia, for the registration of easements, information as to undergroundwater to be supplied by licensees and licences of right referred to in section 54(1) of the Act.

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Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

Water Resources Act.

Legislación | Jamaica | 1996 (1998)

Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Aguas superficiales, Aguas subterráneas, Institución, Política/planificación, Manejo de recursos hídricos, Zona de conservación de aguas, Instalaciones, Autorización/permiso, Captación de agua, Servidumbre, Perforación de pozos/pozos, Efluente de aguas residuales/vertido, Contaminación de las aguas dulces, Control de la contaminación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX