Irrigation Areas Act, 1953. Pays/Territoire Malaisie Type du document Législation Date 1953 (1989) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette, 14 September 1989, pp. 1-20. Titre completAn Act relating to the establishment and regulation of irrigation areas in Malaysia. Sujet Eau Mot clé Irrigation Zone de conservation des eaux Redevances pour les eaux Institution Ouvrages Eaux usées/déversement Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution Eaux superficielles Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Asie du Sud-Est Résumé The Act regulates the establishment of irrigation areas and applies only to the States of West Malaysia. The irrigation areas shall be declared by the appropriate authority by notification in the Official Gazette; no land within an irrigation area destined to the cultivation of padi shall be used for other purposes, unless expressely authorized by the competent officer (sect. 5). The appropriate authority may also approve a classification of the irrigation areas, and consequently impose water rates. The Drainage and Irrigation Engineer may provide for the construction or maintenance of waterworks, provided a reasonable compensation be paid to the owner or occupier for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising therefrom. Specific provisions are made to avoid the waste and obstruction of water and penalties are established (a) for the construction of unauthorized waterways, (b) for the unauthorized use of vehicles and boats, and (c) for the pollution of water. Texte intégral Anglais