Waste Water Charges Act.
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Abstract
Article 1 of the present Act establishes that a charge (waste water charge) shall be paid for discharging waste water into a water within the meaning of article 1 of the Federal Water Act . The charge shall be levied by the Federal Länder. The waste water charge shall depend upon the noxiousness of the waste water, which shall be determined on the basis of the oxidizable substances. The text consists of 18 articles divided into 5 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Determination of noxiousness (II); Liability to pay charges (III); Establishment, levying and use of waste water charges (IV); Concluding provisions (V). One Annex is enclosed. In the latest version of this Act, articles 5 and 17 are deleted.
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Long title of text
Act on charges levied for discharging waste water into waters.
Date of consolidation/reprint
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 January 2005.
Notes
Consolidated version of the Waste Water Charges Act as last amended by the Ordinance 22 August 2018 (BGBI I p.1327). The English copy of this Act is the consolidated version of 25 August 1998.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Gesetz über Abgaben für das Einleiten von Abwasser in Gewässer (Abwasserabgabengesetz - AbwAG).
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