This Water Management Act 2010, consisting of 152 articles divided into 11 Parts and specific model forms regarding licence issuance for water resources exploitation, lays down rules for the management of water resources. The Law is divided as follows: Powers (Part I); General Management and Control of Water Resources (Part II); Water Supply (Part III); Irrigation and other purposes (Part IV); Water Sewage (Part V); Governmental Water Projects (Part VI); Insurance Savings (Part VII); Water Control and Restraint (Part VIII); Management of Natural Streams (Part IX); Miscellaneous (Part X); Repeals and Transitional Provisions (Part XI). The model forms lay down the necessary information to be done in order to benefit from a water resource exploitation licence or for well drilling/construction. The Act unifies the management of water in the Water Development Department, which shall be responsible for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Law, within the framework of the government's general water policy determined by the Council of Ministers. As to water ownership, the Act declares that, subject to any existing water rights, internal waters and waters originating from government water treatment facilities, government water desalination plants, government domestic or industrial wastewater treatment facilities and any government water works, are the absolute property of the Republic. existing water rights means rights over inland waters that existed at the commencement of this Law under the Immovable Property (Possession, Registration and Valuation) Law. The Director may arrange for the supply of irrigation water for irrigation and other purposes to Irrigation Departments or to any person in need of such water, subject to the provisions of Part VI of this Law, under such reasonable terms and conditions as as it deems appropriate or, in cases where the supply of said water is regulated by Regulations concerning the management of government water works, in accordance with the provisions of said Regulations. The irrigation water supplied for irrigation or other purposes to any Irrigation Departments or other persons shall be delivered and measured at points and in the manner prescribed by the Director, unless there is a relevant provision in any Regulations concerning the management of government water works, which regulate the supply of said water.
Кипр · 2010-07-23