Law on Water and Water Resource

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This Law governs the management, rational exploitation, development and use of water and water resources. It places the ownership of water in the people of Lao and establishes the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as responsible for he survey and inventory of water resources.

Applicable countryLao People's Democratic Republic
Topic
Subtopics
Effluent wastewater disposal
Pollutant disposal in water sources
Original publication11 Oct 1996
Entered into force2 Nov 1996
Latest update22 Jun 2017
Available languages
English Law on Water and Water Resource (No. 02-96)
Lao ກົດໝາຍ ນ້ຳ ແລະ ຊັບພະຍາກອນນ້ຳ