Water and Wells Act (Chapter W3). Pays/Territoire Anguilla (RU) Type du document Législation Date 2010 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Législation de base Eaux souterraines Forage de puits/puits Politique/planification Prélèvement d'eau Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions Inspection Commerce/industrie/sociétés Responsabilité/indemnisation Aire géographique Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement Résumé The Act firstly establish that the property in and the right to abstract and use groundwater are vested in the Crown. The Minister may establish by regulation a Groundwater Resource Management Plan setting out policies for conservation of groundwater to ensure sustainability of the yield of groundwater for abstraction purposes and to protect the quality of groundwater. Furthermore the Act provides the technical officer with inspection powers and power to make orders. The Minister may make regulations respecting wells and the abstraction of groundwater. The Act also considers elements of liability of directors, officers and agents and provides discipline for Offences and penalties. The Act also makes a general validation of any groundwater abstraction license and permit to drill a well issued by the Government before 27 December 2010. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gov.ai