Regional Legislative Decree No. 25/2017/M adapting to the Autonomous Region of Madeira Law No. 54/2005 on the ownership of water resources.
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Julho 2017
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This Regional Legislative Decree, consisting of 18 articles, adapts Law No. 54/2005 on the ownership of water resources to the legislation of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. It regulates the following land ownership issues: Land near the crest of the cliffs reached or inserted in consolidated urban centres; Process of recognition of private property on public land parcels; Administrative easements on private plots of beds and public water banks; Areas threatened by the sea or floods, etc.
Implements: Law No. 54/2005 on the legal regime of water domain. (2005-11-15)
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