Executive Order No. 14-62 on the Water Resources Preservation Regulations. Pays/Territoire Arabie Saoudite Type du document Règlement Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Eaux souterraines Forage de puits/puits Autorisation/permis Contrat/accord Irrigation Ouvrages Priorités Aire géographique Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Asie Occidentale Résumé The Order regulates drilling works and water use for irrigation and other agricultural purposes. The 43 articles are divided into seven Parts: General Definitions (I); Registration and Licences (II); Drilling Contracts (III); Water Utilization (IV); Violations and Penalties (V); Procedures (VI); General Regulations (VII). A licence for drilling of water wells is required and drilling contractors shall be registered (arts. 2 and 3). Drilling contractors shall sign written contracts with well owners in the form prescribed by the Ministry (sect. 9). Part IV deals with water use priorities and obligations of farmers. Texte intégral Anglais