RIGHTS IN WATER AND IRRIGATION ACT 1914 - SECT 4
RIGHTS IN WATER AND IRRIGATION ACT 1914 - SECT 4
4 . Objects of this Part
(1) The objects of
this Part are —
(a) to
provide for the management of water resources, and in particular —
(i)
for their sustainable use and development to meet the
needs of current and future users; and
(ii)
for the protection of their ecosystems and the
environment in which water resources are situated, including by the regulation
of activities detrimental to them;
and
(b) to
promote the orderly, equitable and efficient use of water resources; and
(c) to
foster consultation with members of local communities in the local
administration of this Part, and to enable them to participate in that
administration; and
(d) to
assist the integration of the management of water resources with the
management of other natural resources.
(2) The reference to
use and development in subsection (1)(a)(i) includes use and development for
domestic, commercial, recreational, cultural and navigational purposes.
(3) The Minister is to
seek to ensure that the objects stated in subsection (1) are achieved, and
other persons are to do so to the extent that they have relevant functions
under this Part.
[Section 4 inserted: No. 49 of 2000 s. 7; amended:
No. 38 of 2007 s. 101(1).]