Ecolex Logo
Le portail au
droit de l'environnement
Résultats de la recherche » Législation

Community Water and Sanitation Agency Act, 1998.

Pays/Territoire
Ghana
Type du document
Législation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to establish a Community Water and Sanitation Agency to facilitate the provision of safe water and related sanitation services to rural communities and to provide for connected purposes.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural, Eau
Mot clé
Exploitation agricole Développement agricole Législation de base Égouts Institution Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

This Act establishes the Community Water and Sanitation Agency as a body corporate and defines its functions and powers. The object of the Agency is to facilitate the provision of safe water and related sanitation services to rural communities and small towns. The Agency shall, among other things - formulate strategies for the effective mobilization of resources for the execution of safe water development and related sanitation programmes in rural communities and small towns; encourage private sector participation in the provision of safe water supply and related sanitation services in rural communities and small towns; (d) provide District Assemblies with technical assistance in the planning and execution of water development and sanitation projects in the districts. The Agency shall collaborate with and co-operate with the Water Resources commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation and other public and private bodies whose activities relate to the provision of safe water and related sanitation services in rural communities and small towns. The Minister may give to the Agency such directives of a general nature and policy to be followed by the Agency in the performance of its functions as appear to him to be in the public interest. There shall be established in each regional capital regional office of the Agency.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.cwsa.gov.gh

Références - Législation

Implementé par

Community Water and Sanitation Agency Regulations, 2011 (L.I. 2007).

Législation | Ghana | 2011

Mot clé: Approvisionnement en eau, Égouts, Ouvrages, Politique/planification, Développement durable, Eaux souterraines, Forage de puits/puits

Source: FAO, FAOLEX