Law No. 73 of 2001 amending the Law on the protection and improvement of the environment. Country/Territory Iraq Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No.3895, 10 September 2001, pp. 568-572. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Pollution control Institution Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract Article 1 of this Law repeals the first paragraph of article 3 of Law No. 3 of 1997. It changes the composition of the membership of the Council for the protection and improvement of the environment. Article 2 of this Law repeals the first paragraph of article 6 of Law No. 3 of 1997. This article modifies the duties of the Council. Article 3 of this Law repeals article 8 of Law No. 3 of 1997 and insert the membership of a representative of Baath Arab Socialist party. The Law contains other amendments concerning the duties of regional councils and add some changes to the penalty fees. Full text Arabic Website www.iraq-ild.org References - Legislation Amends Law No. 3 of 1997 on the protection and improvement of the environment. Legislation | Iraq | 1997 Keyword: Institution, Pollution control, EIA, Environmental planning, Research, Offences/penalties, Marine pollution, Freshwater pollution, Policy/planning, Waste prevention, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX