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Law on water user associations and federations of water user associations.

Pays/Territoire
Arménie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Entité non-gouvernementale Prélèvement d'eau Approvisionnement en eau Irrigation Pollution des eaux douces Contrat/accord Associations d'usagers de l'eau Lutte contre la pollution
Aire géographique
Asie, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie Occidentale
Entry into force notes
The Law entered into force on 4 September 2002.
Résumé

The objective of this law is to specify (define) the operational basis of Water Users’ Associations and Federations of Water Users’ Associations, the grounds for establishment and termination thereof, as well as the principles of relationships with state bodies aimed at increasing the operational effectiveness of the Republic of Armenia irrigation system. Water Users Association is an organization established by water users, Water Users Federation is a union of water users associations (art. 3). The Association and Federation are non-profit legal entities that operate in the public interest to carry out the operation and maintenance of irrigation system. The tasks of the Association and Federation are the followings: a) operation and maintenance of irrigation system and distribution of water among the members in accordance with the water distribution annual plan on contractual basis; b) obtaining irrigation water from a water supplier, or the intake of water from natural water bodies; c) water supply management and prevention from pollution, purposeful and efficient use of waters; d) implementation of necessary activities to improve the quality of land, supporting the drainage system; e) providing ecological safety through preventing land erosion, preventing from salinisation, over-watering and promoting the protection of irrigation system; f) to participate in the management of irrigation system in accordance with the RA legislation (art. 4). The State registration of the Association is carried out according to the requirements of the RA law “On State Registration of Legal Entities”. The Association gets the status of a legal entity from the moment of registration (art. 8). Member and non-member water–users having irrigated lands in the service area of the Association conclude water supply contracts with the Association not less than for three years time period (art. 20).

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