Environment (Amendment) Act No. 49 of 2015. Country/Territory Papua New Guinea Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleBeing an Act to amend the Environment Act 2000. Subject Sea, Water Keyword Deep sea bed Sovereignty Freshwater resources management Inland waters Groundwater Surface water Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends the definition of “water” as internal waters, including any river, stream, watercourse, reservoir, well, bore, tank, dam, canal, channel, lake, lagoon, swamp, open drain; surface and underground water; and other waters over which Papua New Guinea exercises or claims jurisdiction or sovereign rights and includes the seabed and subsoil underlying those waters. Full text English Website www.parliament.gov.pg 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