Presidential Decree No.198 May 25, 1973. Declaring a National Policy Favoring Local Operation and Control of Water Systems. Pays/Territoire Philippines Type du document Règlement Date 1973 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Financement Institution Politique/planification Élimination de déchets Approvisionnement en eau Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Pacifique Nord, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Decree shall take effect immediately. Résumé This Decree that is known and referred as "Provisional Water Utilities Act of 1973" provides for authorising the formation of local water districts and providing for the government and administration of such districts, chartering a national administration to facilitate improvement of local water utilities, granting said administration such powers as are necessary to optimise public service from water utility operations and for other purposes. The local water districts may be formed for the purpose of acquiring, installing, improving, maintaining and operating water supply and distribution systems for domestic, industrial, municipal and agricultural uses for residents and lands with the boundaries of such districts, providing , treatment and disposal facilities and conducting such other functions and operations incidental to water resources development, utilisation and disposal within such districts, as are necessary or incidental to said purposes. This Decree consists of 3 Titles covering Preliminary provisions (1); Local water district law (3) Local water utilities administration law (III). Chapters of Title 2 of the Decree are as follow: Title (I); Purpose and Formation (II); Directors (III); The Board (IV); Powers and Duties of Board (V); Officers and Employees (VI); Powers of District (VII); Financial Provision (VIII); Revenues (IX); Changes in Organisation (X); Protection of Districts (XI). Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.lawphil.net Références - Législation Implementé par Presidential Decree No. 768, s.1975. Amending Presidential Decree No.198 Entitled: "Declaring a National Policy Favoring Local Operation and Control of Water System". Législation | Philippines | 1975 Mot clé: Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Mise en application, Monitorage, Politique/planification, Égouts, Redevances pour les eaux, Approvisionnement en eau Source: FAO, FAOLEX