Amendment of the Environmental Protection Law. Country/Territory Iran, Islamic Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 13908, 3 December 1992. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Institution Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia Abstract The Act, which consists of a single article, introduces some amendments to the Environmental Protection Law of 2 June 1974. In particular, the Act increases the number of members of the High Committee of Environmental Protection and appoints the President as Head of the Committee. According to the Act, the Head of Department of Environment shall be selected by the President and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. Full text Farsi References - Legislation Amends Environmental Protection Law. Legislation | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1974 Keyword: Basic legislation, Air quality/air pollution, Coastal zone management, Noise pollution, Education, EIA, Environmental planning, Marine pollution, Soil pollution/quality, Pollution control, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Endangered species, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Grazing, Marine area, National parks, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Research, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX