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Water Resources Act

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SECTION

  1.  Vesting of rights and control of water .in the Federal Government.
  2. Rights to take and use of water.
  3. Acquisition of rights to use or take water.
  4. Control of groundwater.
  5. Administration of provisions of Act.
  6. Master plan.
  7. Power to withhold release of fund.
  8. Powers of the Minister.
  9. Unlawful diversion of water, etc.
  10. Application for licence.
  11. Issuing of licence.
  12. Power to order removal of hydraulic work.
  13. Licence fee.
  14. Power to impose fees, rates and charges.
  15. Power to fix and levy rates.
  16. Recovery of unpaid money.
  17. Delegation of power.
  18. Penalties.
  19. Regulations.
  20. Interpretation.
  21. Short title.

SCHEDULE

Water sources declared as affecting more than one State 

WATER RESOURCES ACT

An Act to promote the optimum planning, development and use of the Nigeria’s
water resources and other matters connected therewith.

[1993 No. 101.]

[23rd August, 1993]

[Commencement.]

  1. Vesting of rights and control of water in the Federal Government
(I) The right to the use and control of all surface and groundwater and of any water- course affecting more than one State as described in the Schedule to this Act, together with the bed and banks thereof, are by virtue of this Act and without further assurance vested in the Government of the Federation for the purpose of-

[Schedule.]

(a) promoting the optimum planning, development and use of Nigeria’s water resources;
(b) ensuring the co-ordination of such activities as are likely to influence the quality, quantity, distribution, use and management of water;
(c) ensuring the application of appropriate standards and techniques for the investigation, use, control, protection, management and administration of water resources; and
(d) facilitating technical assistance and rehabilitation for water supplies.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section, shall not be construed as infringing or constituting a compulsory acquisition of any right over, or interest in property.
  1. Rights to take and use of water

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of this Act-

(a) any person-
(i) may take water without charge for his domestic purpose or for watering his livestock from any watercourse to which the public has free access; or

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