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Underground Water Control Act.

Pays/Territoire
Barbade
Type du document
Législation
Date
1952 (1973)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-10.
Titre complet
An Act to make provision for the control and use of underground sources of water supply in the Island and other matters connected therewith.
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Législation de base Gestion des resources en eau douce Eaux souterraines Institution Forage de puits/puits Prélèvement d'eau Autorisation/permis Pollution des eaux douces Lutte contre la pollution
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

The Act provides, inter alia, for the establishment of the Water Board for purposes of this Act. The Board shall have the power to take measures for obtaining and maintaining information on underground water resources, to control such resources and regulate the use of such resources (sect. 3). Owners of wells shall furnish information to the Board pursuant to section 5. A licence for the construction of wells is required under section 6. The Board may attach conditions to a license in accordance with section 9. Implied conditions of license are set out in section 10. Quantities of water that may be abstracted by a holder of licence may be revised if conditions of drought require so (set. 12). The Board may declare areas where it shall be prohibited to use wells for disposal of sewage water or other waste. Regulation making powers of the Board are set out in section 17. (17 sections)

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.caricomlaw.org

Références - Législation

Abrogé par

Barbados Water Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023.

Législation | Barbade | 2023

Mot clé: Eaux souterraines, Institution, Zone de conservation des eaux, Gestion des resources en eau douce, Approvisionnement en eau, Ouvrages

Source: FAO, FAOLEX