Water and Sewerage Authority Act, 1984 (Act No. 18).
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Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The Act makes provision for a national water policy and for the establishment of the Water and Sewerage Authority.
The text is divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); National Policy and Establishment of the Water and Sewerage Authority (II); Functions and Powers of the Authority (III); Finance (IV); Transitional and Miscellaneous (V).
If the Authority deems necessary to do so, it may declare an area which is a gathering ground for water. In that area extra protection measures decided by the Authority will apply (sect. 8). It can also request the Chief Forest Officer for action under the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Ordinance.
The text is divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); National Policy and Establishment of the Water and Sewerage Authority (II); Functions and Powers of the Authority (III); Finance (IV); Transitional and Miscellaneous (V).
If the Authority deems necessary to do so, it may declare an area which is a gathering ground for water. In that area extra protection measures decided by the Authority will apply (sect. 8). It can also request the Chief Forest Officer for action under the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Ordinance.
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Long title of text
An Act to make provision for a national policy for water, for the establishment of an Authority to be known as the Water and Sewerage Authority, for conferring on that Authority functions as to water, including sewerage and sewage disposal, and for connected purposes.
Date of text
Notes
This Act was replaced by the Water and Sewerage Act 1999 (Act No. 13 of 1999), which subsequently was itself repealed and replaced by the Water and Sewerage Act (Act 14 of 2005).
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Official Gazette 1984, pp. 191-214.
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
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