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Regulation no: R/35 of 2022. 1st Amendment to Regulations no. 2021/R-22 (Water Resources Protection and Management Regulation).

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
This Regulation provides for amending the Regulations no. 2021/R-22 (Water Resources Protection and Management Regulation). Amendments concern: article 6 (b) of the main Regulations on groundwater conservation, in order to manage and conserve the groundwater encompassed in each island; article 18 (a) and (b) on rating of all the devices utilised in the groundwater extraction, keeping and sharing information: on the effects of groundwater extraction; on the number and usage of wells; on size of land and type of water (well water, rainwater, public or private water) used in areas of farming or any type of industrial projects carried out in uninhabited islands; on volume of water, if using boreholes for extraction; on water quality report; article 25 (a) regarding reporting damages to groundwater and finding solutions.
Date of text
Notes
Unofficial English Translation.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Government Gazette of the Maldives vol. 51 no. 45 of 2022.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No