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Act amending the Act on the Inspection for Environmental Protection.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws 2010 No. 239 Pos. 1592
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Institution Inspection Liability/compensation Monitoring
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 January 2011.
Abstract

This Act, which is composed of eight articles, defines tasks of the Inspection for Environmental Protection. The major tasks of the Inspection include: controlling compliance with environmental protection regulations, examining the state of the environment under the programme of the National Environmental Monitoring and preventing major accidents. These tasks are performed by, among others: (1) controlling compliance with environmental protection regulations and sensible use of natural resources; (2) controlling compliance with the decisions specifying the conditions of using the environment; participating in the proceedings related to the location of investments; (3) participating in the commissioning of the structures or installations that may have a significant impact on the environment; (4) controlling the use of installations and facilities protecting the environment against pollution; (5) taking decisions suspending the activity violating environmental protection requirements or the principles specifying the use of the environment; (6) cooperating with other inspecting authorities, prosecution authorities, justice and government administration, the organs of local government and civil first response administration as well as social organizations in the area of environmental protection; (7) organizing and coordinating National Environmental Monitoring, conducting environmental quality tests, observing and assessing the state of the environment and the changes taking place in the environment; (8) preparing and implementing analytical and examining methods as well as controlling and measuring methods; (9) initiating activities with the purpose to establish the conditions preventing major accidents, helping to eliminate their consequences and restoring the environment to its proper condition.

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Amends

Act on the Inspectorate of Environmental Protection.

Legislation | Poland | 1991 (2023)

Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Inspection, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, EIA

Source: FAO, FAOLEX