Legislation and Laws - General and Sector Specific

The Legal Framework Assessment provides a summary of key areas of a host country's existing laws that will need to be reviewed when a government embarks on an infrastructure project, particularly one involving the private sector.

Below are summaries and samples of legislation/ specific legislative provisions relevant to infrastructure PPP projects, together with links to legislation that has been enacted in different countries and different sectors to promote private sector involvement in infrastructure PPP projects. It is not an exhaustive set of samples. For further assistance, please contact ppp@worldbank.org.

General Legislation

• PPP Laws/Concessions Laws

• Privatization Laws

• Legal Frameworks for Project Companies under Civil Law "Empresas Mixtas"

• Insolvency Laws

• Anti-Corruption/Freedom of Information Laws

• Procurement Laws

• Theft and Non-technical Losses

Sector Specific Legislation

• Energy Law and Regulation

• Telecoms Law, Regulations and Licenses

• Water Laws and Regulation

• Regulatory Framework for PPPs in Roads

• Railway Laws and Regulations