Rivers and Streams Act. Pays/Territoire Fidji Type du document Législation Date 1882 (1985) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Laws of Fiji, (Cap. 136), pp. 3-7. Titre completAn Act to define the public rights in the rivers and streams of Fiji. Sujet Eau Mot clé Eaux continentales Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Concession Irrigation Institution Aire géographique Asie et Pacifique, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud Résumé This Act defines what waters are to be open for the public (sect. 2), provide for easements on the banks of waters open to the public (sect. 3), and provides for water rights with respect of rivers and streams and related matters. It further makes provision for the appointment of River Boards by the Commissioner of Each Division. Proprietors of land or towns and villages, or inhabitants adjacent to rivers shall be have the same rights as "the public" and may be granted rights with respect to water use irrigation, industry, agriculture, etc. by the Director of Lands and the Surveyor-General (sect. 7). The Registrar of Titles shall register a water right or licences under section 12. Section 13 defines the application sphere of the Act. The Director shall describe the water right by the size of the pipe that shall carry the water or allowed use expressed in cubic inches. (18 sections) Texte intégral Anglais