Water Resources Management Act, 2011 (No. 21 of 2011)
ZambiaAct of Parliament2011No. No. 21 of 2011
The Water Resources Management Act, 2011 (No. 21 of 2011) is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia enacted in 2011. It contains 196 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Water Resources Management Act, 2011 (No. 21 of 2011) and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Water Resources Management Act, 2011 (No. 21 of 2011)
- S. 1Short title and commencement
- S. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation
- S. 3Vesting of water in President
- S. 4No ownership of water
- S. 5Water allocation and traditional practices in water resource
- S. 6Principles governing water resources management
- S. 7Establishment of Water Resources Management Authority
- S. 8(1) The function of the Authority is to promote and adopt a Functions of
- S. 9The Authority, in accordance with this Act, may— Powers of
- S. 10The Authority shall liaise, consult, collaborate and cooperate
- S. 11Constitution of Board
- S. 12Committees of Board
- S. 13(1) Except as otherwise provided under this Act, the Exercise of
- S. 14Delegation of functions and directions
- S. 15Director-General
- S. 16Secretary, inspectors and other staff of Authority
- S. 17(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Constitution
- S. 18(1) Subject to this Act, a catchment council shall, for the Functions of
- S. 19(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Constitution
- S. 20Functions of sub-catchment council
- S. 21Catchment manager and other staff
- S. 22General functions of catchment manager
- S. 23(1) A catchment manager shall collect, and issue a receipt
- S. 24(1) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Constitution
- S. 25A water users association shall, in the area of a catchment Functions of
- S. 26General functions of Minister
- S. 27(1) The Public Service Commission shall appoint a public Appointment
- S. 28(1) The Minister shall, by statutory instrument, designate Designation
- S. 29(1) Where the Board is satisfied that special measures Water
- S. 30Without limiting the generality of the functions of the
- S. 31National water resources strategy and plan
- S. 32Catchment management plan
- S. 33Contents of catchment management plan
- S. 34Publication of catchment management plan
- S. 35Approval of catchment management plan
- S. 36Effect of catchment management plan
- S. 37Review of catchment management plan
- S. 38National monitoring and information system
- S. 39Establishment of hydrological stations
- S. 40Arrangements with utility, appropriate or conservancy
- S. 41Compulsory acquisition of land
- S. 42Delegation of functions to local authorities and other
- S. 43Environmental flow, level or volume of water resource
- S. 44Reserve
- S. 45Water conservation management practices
- S. 46Diluting effluent and discharge into water resource
- S. 47Ambient standards, resource quality monitoring and
- S. 48Pollution of water resources
- S. 49Steps to control or prevent water pollution
- S. 50Resource quality objectives
- S. 51Declaration of water shortage areas
- S. 52Powers of Authority in water shortage areas
- S. 53Sinking, deepening or altering boreholes in water shortage
- S. 54Maximum volume and rate of abstraction in water shortage
- S. 55Policy on management of shared water resources
- S. 56Co-operation over shared water resources
- S. 57Powers and duties of Minister on management of shared
- S. 58Establishment of institutions to implement agreements
- S. 59Transitional provisions for existing institutions
- S. 60Uses of water
- S. 61Allocation of water and prioritising its uses
- S. 62Use of water for domestic purposes domestic and
- S. 63Water for domestic purposes domestic and non-commercial
- S. 64Use of minimum quantities of water for investigating ground
- S. 65Investigation of use of water
- S. 66Wastage of water
- S. 67Records of amount of water used to be maintained
- S. 68Regulations for use of water
- S. 69Integrated decision-making process and single permit or
- S. 70Activities where no permits required
- S. 71Activities where permits required
- S. 72Application for permit
- S. 73Duty to consider application for permit
- S. 74Considerations before grant of permit
- S. 75Temporary permit
- S. 76Grant of permit and conditions of permit
- S. 77Duration of permit
- S. 78Refusal of permit
- S. 79(1) Subject to this Act, on the expiry of the period for a
- S. 80A permit shall specify, as far as practicable, the particular
- S. 81(1) A permit may be varied by the Board after due
- S. 82Variation of permit at request of permit holder
- S. 83Power to require permit application or re-application
- S. 84Cancellation of permit
- S. 85Abandonment of activities under permit
- S. 86Surrender of permit
- S. 87Register of permits
- S. 88Licensing of constructors and drillers
- S. 89Procedure for application, grant, modification etc, of licence
- S. 90Approved engineers
- S. 91For the purposes of this Act, where any person is Contractor
- S. 92The Authority shall establish and maintain a register, as Register of
- S. 93(1) The Authority shall protect ground water, in Protection of
- S. 94A person who intends to drill a borehole and the occupier
- S. 95Permission to drill and access for inspection
- S. 96Defective borehole
- S. 97Interference with defective borehole
- S. 98Offences
- S. 99Information on ground water and confidentiality
- S. 100Register of boreholes
- S. 101Reporting of existing boreholes
- S. 102Definitions
- S. 103Permission to construct water works
- S. 104Reporting of existing water works
- S. 105Register of water works
- S. 106Government schemes
- S. 107Community projects
- S. 108Precedence of Government schemes and community
- S. 109Monitoring of dam works
- S. 110Commencement of dam works for dams
- S. 111Duty of owner on completion of dams and registration
- S. 112Reporting of dams in certain areas
- S. 113Supervision of dam works for large dams
- S. 114Maintenance and operation of large dams
- S. 115Periodic inspections of large dams
- S. 116Owner to carry out dam works
- S. 117Right of access, inspection, investigation and survey
- S. 118Emergencies arising during execution of dam works
- S. 119Access to dam for certain purposes
- S. 120Declaration of dam with safety risk
- S. 121Factors to determine whether dam is dam with safety risk
- S. 122Control measures for dam with safety risk and de-
- S. 123Registration of dam with safety risk
- S. 124Responsibilities of constructor or engineer over works
- S. 125Easement not proprietary interest in land
- S. 126Encumbrances
- S. 127Easement includes right of access
- S. 128Publication of easement
- S. 129Claim of easement and entry on land
- S. 130Method of claiming easement
- S. 131Consent of occupier to easement
- S. 132Application when occupier does not consent
- S. 133Determination of application for easement
- S. 134Lapsing of easement
- S. 135Damage caused by waterworks of permit holder
- S. 136Construction of waterworks and enjoyment of existing
- S. 137Waterworks to be in state of repair
- S. 138Use of waterworks by occupier
- S. 139Excavated material
- S. 140Easements to be registered
- S. 141Termination of easement
- S. 142Registration of termination, lapse or variation of easement
- S. 143Definitions
- S. 144Early warning system
- S. 145Declarations of emergencies
- S. 146Measures during droughts
- S. 147Measures during floods
- S. 148Emergency waterworks
- S. 149Spillage of harmful or toxic substances
- S. 150Pricing Strategy
- S. 151Water use charges
- S. 152Fees
- S. 153Recovery of water use charges and fees
- S. 154Retention of charges and fees and application of funds
- S. 155Water Development Trust Fund
- S. 156Financial matters of Fund
- S. 157Appeals and disputes
- S. 158Time for lodging appeal
- S. 159Determination of appeals and disputes
- S. 160Entry by permit holder or person applying for permit
- S. 161Entry by inspectors or other authorised persons
- S. 162Manner of entry
- S. 163Use of water without permit prohibited
- S. 164Miscellaneous offences
- S. 165Remedy of defaults where not provided
- S. 166Duty to provide information to inspector
- S. 167Requirement to state name and address
- S. 168Service of notices
- S. 169Order, etc, to be in writing
- S. 170Authentication of documents
- S. 171Protection of Minister and others from liability
- S. 172General penalties for offences
- S. 173Offences by corporation
- S. 174Prosecutions
- S. 175Fine in lieu of prosecution
- S. 176Recovery by distress
- S. 177Public consultation
- S. 178No warranty implied by inspection
- S. 179Regulations
- S. 180Repeal, savings and transitional provisions
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
- S. IIICATCHMENT COUNCILS, SUB-CATCHMENT COUNCILS AND WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS
- S. IVWATER RESOURCES PLANNING
- S. IXPERMITS FOR WATER USE
- S. VWATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- S. VIWATER SHORTAGE AREAS
- S. VIIMANAGEMENT OF SHARED WATER COURSES AND WATER RESOURCES
- S. VIIIWATER USE
- S. XLICENSING OF CONSTRUCTORS AND DRILLERS
- S. XIGROUND WATER AND BOREHOLES
- S. XIIWATER WORKS
- S. XIIIEASEMENTS
- S. XIVEMERGENCY SITUATIONS
- S. XVWATER USE CHARGES, FEES AND WATER DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND
- S. XVIENFORCEMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS