Water Rights Act (C.C.S.M. c. W80). Pays/Territoire Canada Sous-division territoriale Manitoba Type du document Législation Date 1999 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Législation de base Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Autorisation/permis Ouvrages Gestion des resources en eau douce Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Act is divided up into 27 sections as follows: 1 Definitions; 2 Property in water (water rights are vested in the Crown); 3 Prohibitions against use of water (general provision on the need of a licence to use water or to construct and operate waterworks and exceptions); 4 Removal of unauthorized works or water control works (if established in breach of section 3); 5 Issue of licences (authorizing the use or diversion of water for any purpose or the construction, establishment or maintenance of works for any purpose); 6 Application for licence (where the proposed works have a possible impact on other persons, the application must be published and a public hearing held); 7 Preliminary work (a licence will not be issued prior to the completion of preliminary work therefore a permit is needed to carry out preliminary work); 8 Precedence of licenses (according to the date of submission of the application for each licence); 9 Priorities (priority of purposes in terms of issuing a licence are listed); 10 Application for use in the future; 11 Change of title to land (a subsisting licence expires on the date of transfer of land); 12 Subsidiary use for domestic purposes; 13 Reservation of water; 14 Cancellation of licence (provision is made for compensation and arbitration); 15 Non-use of licence; 16 Unsafe works or water control works (the minister may make the necessary orders); 17 Removal or acquisition of works or water control works; 18 Entry on land (the minister or authorized person may to an inspection of the work if needed); 19 Suspension and cancellation of licence (provisions for a hearing are made); 20 Removal of obstructions; 21 Interprovincial and boundary waters; 22 Agreements with other governments; 23 Offence and penalty; 24 Appeal; 25 Crown bound; 26 Regulations; 27.Priority over Municipal Act. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.gov.mb.ca Références - Législation Implementé par Water Rights Regulation (Man. Reg. 126/87). Législation | Canada | 1987 (2003) Mot clé: Droits d'utilisation de l'eau, Autorisation/permis, Ouvrages, Royalties/redevances, Mise en application Source: FAO, FAOLEX