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Water Resources Management (Amendment) Act No. 32 of 2016.

Pays/Territoire
Vanuatu
Type du document
Législation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to amend the Water Resources Management Act [CAP 281] and for related purposes.
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Autorisation/permis Gestion des resources en eau douce Eaux continentales Infractions/sanctions Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Institution Collectivité locale Questions de procédures Zone de conservation des eaux
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Pays les moins avances, Mélanésie, Océanie, Petits états insulaires en développement, Pacifique Sud
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into force on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.
Résumé

This Act makes amendments in Division 1 Responsibility of water resources, customary rights and rights of occupiers to water resources, and Division 2 Water use permit regarding application procedures and limitation on right to use water, Division 3 Water works permit regarding application procedures in Part 2. Subparagraphs are inserted after paragraph 14(2)(l) regarding sustainability of rural water supply systems. Part 3 is amended by repealing Sections 19 and 20 under the National Water Resources Advisory Committee and substituting provisions on establishment, functions, composition, and administration of Provincial Water Resources Advisory Committee and Rural Water Committee, and the structure of water delivery and management system in rural areas. Paragraphs 6 and 7 are inserted after subsection 26(5) regarding Water Protection Zones. Section 27A is inserted after Section 27 for the prescription of buffer zones over any river, stream or lake. Moreover, Subsection 32(5) and Section 32A are inserted into Section 32 regarding offences and penalties.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.paclii.org

Références - Législation

Amende

Water Resources Management Act 2002 (Cap. 281).

Législation | Vanuatu | 2002 (2006)

Mot clé: Gestion des zones côtières, Gestion/conservation, Législation de base, Institution, Politique/planification, Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Droits traditionnels/droits coutumiers, Zone de conservation des eaux, Zones humides, Gestion des resources en eau douce

Source: FAO, FAOLEX