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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

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