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Regulation No. 25 on the preservation of rivers and public waters from pollution.

Pays/Territoire
Iraq
Type du document
Règlement
Date
1967
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Gazette No. 31, 30 July 1975, 3 pp.
Sujet
Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Pollution des eaux douces Substances dangereuses Déchets dangereux Infractions/sanctions Lutte contre la pollution Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets Eaux continentales Drainage/assèchement Eaux souterraines Responsabilité/indemnisation Autorisation/permis Bassin/captage/bassin versant
Aire géographique
Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique, Asie Occidentale
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Résumé

This Resolution is composed of 19 articles. Terms and definitions are given in article 1. All rivers and their tributaries, streams, brooks, channels and their main or subordinate branches, drainage channels and their main or subordinate branches, lakes, marshes, pools, swamps, springs, wells, underground water, basins and other water reservoirs are considered public waters (art. 2). Wastewaters may not be drained into public waters unless upon a licence and under special instructions issued by the Health Authority (art. 3). The application for a licence shall be submitted to the Health Authority (art. 4). The Health Authority may define the quantity of wastewater to be drained into public waters (art. 5). Animals, leather, intestines, wool, polluted clothes or any substances which may be harmful to public health, may not be washed in public waters (art. 11). Violations and penalties are contained in article 15.

Texte intégral
Anglais