Water Act (No. 264 of 1961).

This comprehensive enactment regulates the use and conservation of water resources including salwater lakes.
The text is divided into 22 Chapters: General provisions (1); General provisions applicable to the construction of water courses (2); Utilisation of water power (3); Channels and other navigation routes (4); Timber floating (5); Drainage (6); Regulation of the water level (7); Regulation of water-flow (8); Diversion of water for irrigation and other use in liquid form and the abstraction of groundwater (9); Waste water and other substances that pollute water (10); Compensations (11); Miscellaneous provisions (12); Penal provisions (13); General procedural rules (14); Water courts (15); Enforcement measures in court proceedings (16); Appeal (17); Inspection procedures and final inspection (18); Drainage measures (19); Water Committees (20); Special provisions (21); Transitional provisions and entry into force (22).