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Environment (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 10 of 2014).

Country/Territory
Papua New Guinea
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Papua New Guinea Sessional Legislation 2014.
Long title
Being an Act to amend the Environment Act 2000.
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Institution Pollution control EIA Environmental fees/charges Environmental planning Environmental audit Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Policy/planning Freshwater pollution Management/conservation
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act amends the Environment Act with respect to a wide variety of matters and in relation with the enactment of the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority Act 2014. Matters subject to modification include: environment management planning and policy, environmental audit or investigation, definitions of "contaminants", general environmental duty, causing environmental harm (defined), freshwater pollution, classification of activities as being harmful to the environment, (the duty to have) environmental permits and conditions of permit, a notice on the applicant requiring the applicant to undertake an environmental impact assessment in relation to the proposed activity, matters to be included in an environmental impact assessment, the duty of submitting an inception report prior to an environmental impact assessment, review of an environmental impact statement, offences, environmental bonds, functions of the Director of Environment, clean-up orders and regulation-making.

Full text
English
Website
www.paclii.org

References - Legislation

Amends

Environment Act 2000 (No. 64 of 2000).

Legislation | Papua New Guinea | 2000 (2006)

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Institution, Pollution control, EIA, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, Special fund, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Traditional rights/customary rights, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Expropriation, Basic legislation, Freshwater resources management, Water abstraction, Water rights, Waterworks, Authorization/permit, Sustainable use, Freshwater pollution, Flood

Source: FAO, FAOLEX