The national environmental policy act nepa is the foundation of modern american environmental protection. The environmental management and protection act, 2002. Clause 1 environment protection legislation amendment bill 2002 page 2 the legislature of new south wales enacts. Download times of large pdf files vary based on connection speed. Comment it is well settled in law that every subordinate lawmaking authority has.
Environment protection general amendment act 1989 assented to 5 december 1989 the parliament of victoria enacts as follows. Environmental protection, environmental pollution and environmental medium. The title of these regulations is the trees and woodlands protection regulations, 2011. National environmental management amendment act 62 of 2008. Countryterritory mauritius document type legislation date 2002 source fao, faolex long title an act to provide for the protection and management of the environmental assets of mauritius so that their capacity to sustain the society and its development remains unimpaired and to foster harmony between quality of life, environmental protection and sustainable development for the present and. The main responsibilities of the agency include the following. Lead shot england amendment regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st september 2002. While united states conservation efforts began more than one hundred years ago, and continued throughout the twentieth century, nepa focused environmental concerns within a comprehensive national policy. Wilderness protection nullarbor wilderness protection area alteration of.
The purpose of this council on environmental quality memorandum is to ensure that all federal agencies are actively considering the designation of federal and nonfederal cooperating agencies in the preparation of analyses and documentation required by the national environmental policy act nepa, and to ensure that federal agencies actively participate as cooperating agencies in other agency. To explain the policy context, epps often summarise or explain the act. When printing adobe pdf files from within your web. The indian environment act this environment act 29 of 1986 was enacted on 2351986. Protection and preservation act of maldives act no. National environmental management amendment act 62 of.
Act implementing directive 9661ec of 24 september 1996 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control and certain other acts adopted by the institutions of the european communities. Before the administrator in the matter of environmental. Whereas decisions were taken al the united nations conference on the human environment held at stockholm in june, 1972, in which india participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection. The epa act 1992 and part 2 of the poe act 2003 are collectively referred to as the environmental protection agency acts 1992 and 2003. Responsibilities the agency has a wide range of statutory duties and powers under the act. The fifth schedule to the act is repealed and replaced by the schedule to these regulations. Trees and woodlands protection regulations, 2011 by virtue of the powers conferred by articles 61, 62, 64, 66, and 93 of the environment and development planning act, the prime minister has made the following regulations.
In 2004 the licensing regulations were amended to provide for the necessary changes to the licensing system set out in the poe act 2003, and these came into effect on 12 july 2004. Governing body 1 the governing body of the agency is a board consisting of a one person knowledgeable in environmental matters as chairman, b the executive director, c one representative of the council for scientific and industrial research, not below the rank of principal research officer. Protection of the environment operations hunter river. On october 10, 2003, pursuant to its authority under the illinois clean air act permitting program caapp, the illinois environmental protection act, 415 ilcs 539. Since the environment of the maldives is a valuable heritage that has to be preserved for the coming generations, the maldivian land, water, vegetations, beaches, lagoons, reefs and similar places apart.
Environmental protection and preservation act of maldives. Environmental protection agency act, 1994 act 490 4. Nixonalso signed laws on clean air, clean water and environmental protection in 1970. Environment protection regulation 2005 act legislation register. Amendment of section 1 of act 107 of 1998, as amended by section 1 of act 56 of 2002, section 1 of act 46 of 2003, section 1 of act 8 of 2004, section 60 of act 39 of 2004 and section 3 of national environment laws amendment act, 2008 5 1. Section 4 the environment protection agency section 5 powers of the agency section 6 the functions of the agency section 7 the national environmental policy council. Section 7 of the land and business sale and conveyancing act 1994 and the role of the epa. Accurate scientific analysis, expert agency comments, and public scrutiny are essential to implementing nepa. This information sheet provides advice about the environmental information available to prospective buyers of property in south australia. The environment includes waterair and land and the interrelationship which exists among and between water, air and land and human beings, other living creatures, plants, microorganism and property s. Two others are clean water act rules, and one is a resource conservation and recovery act rule. The following act of parliament received the assent of the president on the 23rd may, 1986, and is here by published for general information. These regulations may be cited as the environment protection amendment ofschedule regulations 2008. Environment protection policies epps are policies and guidelines, issued to coincide with the environment protection act 1997 the act, which help to explain and apply the act and the environment protection regulation 2005 the regulation made under that act.
It came into force from 19111986 in the whole of india. The environmental protection agency act, 1992, was enacted on 23 april, 1992, and under this legislation the agency was formally established on 26 july, 1993. At epa, pdf file sizes are labeled and megabytes are indicated by mb. Natural resources and environmental protection act michigan. Environment protection act 2002 of mauritius legal. Authorised by the act parliamentary counselalso accessible at. These regulations may be cited as the environment protection standards for effluent discharge into the ocean regulations 2003. Ministry of law and justice legislative department the. Environment protection legislation amendment bill 2002. An act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and matter connected there with.
Part 1preliminary 2 this version is not published under the. Amends the environmental protection agency act 1992, waste management act 1996, and litter pollution act 1997. The purpose of this act is a to generally amend the environment protection act 1970 to make further provision for the protection of the environment. Consumer protection act, 2002, so 2002, c 30, sch a.
This act may be cited as the environment protection agency act. Media specific quality standards means quality standards for air, water, soil. For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the waste management division to the director of the michigan department of environmental quality, see e. However, laws for the protection of animals had already existed for decades even without this purely declamatory phrase. Environment protection act 2002 as amendmended in 2008. If a document is labeled with a megabyte, it should be considered a large file and it may take a while to download to your pc. Protection of the environment act 2003 environmental protection. Merchant shipping act 1986, as amended by the merchant shipping amendment act 1992. The legislative history at the back of the act provides detail about the past and future operation of the act. In this act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, i. Act current to 20200421 and last amended on 20190621.
March 22, 2002, and not having been returned by him to the house. This act may be cited as the environment protection act 2002. Epa 2002 for website1 pace university school of law. The legislative history at the back of the act provides detail about the past and future operation of. Unless the subject or context otherwise requires, in these rules. Environment protection amendment rules 2012 pdf download. The environment protection act 2002 regulations made by the minister under sections 39 and 96. Shot title, extend and commencement 1 this act may be called the environment protection act, 1986. Cooperating agencies in implementing the procedural. Childrens online privacy protection act, and others. November 26, 2002 published by authority ministry of foreign affairs monrovia, liberia. Section 1 of the national environmental management act, 1998 hereinafter.
The statement of objects and reasons for the act identifies the need for general legislation on environmental protection to enable coordination of activities of the various regulatory agencies, creation of an. An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state. Wilderness protection act 1992 responsible minister. In these regulations act means the environment protection act 2002. Protection of the environment act 2003 irish statute book.