Law on water rights (Water Rights Law). Pays/Territoire Suisse Sous-division territoriale Nidwalden Type du document Législation Date 1967 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Législation de base Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Eaux continentales Eaux souterraines Eaux superficielles Mise en application Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Entry into force notes The present Lsw enters into force on 1 January 1968. Résumé The present Law implements the federal legislation on water rights. Article 1 establishes that the Canton has the sovereign right over public waters, and in particular local authorities. The text consists of 100 articles divided into 6 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Organization (II); Waterworks and maintenance of waters (III); Exploitation of waters (IV); Financial provisions (V); Implementation, penalties and transitional and final provisions (VI). Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.nw.ch