138/1973 Coll.THE ACTfrom the 31 October 1973on the Water (the Water Act)Amendment: 238/1993 Coll.Amendment: 199/1995 Coll.Amendment: 304/1995 Coll. The Federal Assembly of the Czechoslovak socialist Republic resulted in this Act:PART ONEPRELIMINARY PROVISIONSArticle 1The aim of the Act Surface and ground water is one of the essential raw material sources, it creates important element of natural environment and serves the arrangements for industrial and other wholesociety needs. The aim of this Act is to widely preserve water for its notability to be replaced and wholesociety meaning, to plan its usage and other handling with it, so that the balance between usage of water and the capacity of water resources is achieved, to take care of its purity and the most effective usage, to arrange protection against flooding and at the same time to preserve the nature, recreation, shipping and other important interests of society.Article 2Surface and ground water (1) Surface ...