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Environmental Supervision Act (2001)

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
RT I 2001, 56, 337
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Inspection Enforcement/compliance Governance Institution Procedural matters
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act defines the essence of environmental supervision and establishes the functions of authorities exercising environmental supervision. ‘Environmental supervision’ means the activities of the Environmental Inspectorate and a body or agency of a local authority for the purpose of preventing, identifying and combating a threat and eliminating an offence in the field of environmental protection. The Act further provides for environmental supervision authorities and their functions and environmental inspectors.

Full text
English/Estonian
Website
www.riigiteataja.ee