Organisation of the Water Sector

Type

Law

Number

221

Date of the text

29/05/2000

Official Gazette

published in 2000

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

11

What it provides

This law organizes the water sector, declaring the protection and development of water resources a public interest, and sets out the powers of the Ministry of Energy and Water over monitoring water resources and their quality, licensing exploration and use, and building major water works.

What has changed this text

• Corrected by Law No. 241/2000 of 07/08/2000, articles 3
• Amended by Law No. 377/2001 of 14/12/2001, articles 2, 4, 5
• Partly repealed by Law No. 377/2001 of 14/12/2001, articles 2, 4, 5

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2000. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.