Law No. 16/91 approving the Water Act. Pays/Territoire Mozambique Type du document Législation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Boletim da República No. 31, 2nd Supplement, 3 August 1991, pp. 12-22. Sujet Eau Mot clé Législation de base Gestion des resources en eau douce Autorisation/permis Enregistrement Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Concession Approvisionnement en eau Irrigation Production d'énergie hydroélectrique Eau à usage industriel Navigation Eaux usées/déversement Lutte contre la pollution Pollution des eaux douces Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances Résumé This Law consisting of 76 articles, establishes the Water Act. It establishes water resources that belong to the public domain, water management principles, the need for an inventory of all existing water resources in the country, the general rules of its use, its priorities, the general rights of users and the corresponding obligations. In particular, article 1 defines all internal waters as State property, considering them as public waters. Waterworks, equipment and water infrastructures are under public domain as well. The purpose of this Act is to define water as public domain of State and establishes general policy in the water management sector, general legal regime for protection and conservation activities, exploitation of water resources, as well as defines competencies of the Government in this sector (art. 2). Texte intégral Anglais/Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org; www.acismoz.com Références - Législation Implementé par Ministerial Order No. 70/2005 on the Regional Water Administration of Zambesi River (ARA-Zambese). Législation | Mozambique | 2005 Mot clé: Institution de bassin, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 25/91 enforcing the operation of the National Water Council. Législation | Mozambique | 1991 Mot clé: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 26/91 creating the Regional Water Administrations (ARA). Législation | Mozambique | 1991 Mot clé: Institution, Gestion des resources en eau douce Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Order No. 180/2004 approving the Regulation on water quality for human consumption. Législation | Mozambique | 2004 Mot clé: Approvisionnement en eau, Normes, Normes de qualité de l'eau, Eau potable, Monitorage, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decision No. 70/97 establishing fees to be paid for water uses. Législation | Mozambique | 1997 Mot clé: Irrigation, Approvisionnement en eau Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 18/2012 approving the Regulation on Research and Exploitation of Groundwater (RPEAS). Législation | Mozambique | 2012 Mot clé: Eaux souterraines, Eaux continentales, Recherche, Prélèvement d'eau, Autorisation/permis, Bassin/captage/bassin versant, Normes, Inspection, Infractions/sanctions, Taxe/impôt Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 43/2007 approving the Regulation for licensing the concessions of water use. Législation | Mozambique | 2007 Mot clé: Autorisation/permis, Enregistrement, Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Concession, Approvisionnement en eau, Irrigation, Production d'énergie hydroélectrique, Eau à usage industriel, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree 47/2009 approving the Regulation for small water dams. Législation | Mozambique | 2009 Mot clé: Autorisation/permis, Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Concession, Irrigation, Redevances pour les eaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX