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Environment (Amendment) Act No. 49 of 2015.

Country/Territory
Papua New Guinea
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Being 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