WATER CADASTRAL INFORMATION AND ITS LEGAL REGIME: CONCEPT, TYPES AND REGULATORY ISSUES

Abstract

This article analyzes the concept, content and legal nature of water cadastre information, as well as the legal framework for its formation, collection, storage, processing, provision and use. The article highlights the importance of water cadastre information for the management of state water resources, their rational and efficient use, monitoring the condition of water bodies, and exercising rights and obligations in the field of water use. Particular attention is paid to distinguishing between publicly accessible and restricted-access water cadastre information, the criteria for such differentiation, the specific features of the legal regime governing this information, as well as the rights of state authorities, legal entities and individuals to obtain and use such information. Based on the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the article identifies existing problems concerning the legal status of water cadastre information and puts forward scientific and practical proposals and recommendations aimed at addressing these problems and improving the legal regulation of information relations in the field of water cadastre.