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Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations, 2003 (L.N. No. 13 of 2010).

Country/Territory
Sierra Leone
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette of 18 November 2010.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Air quality/air pollution Ozone layer Climate change Offences/penalties Pollution control Waste disposal Hazardous substances International trade Authorization/permit Waste management
Geographical area
Africa, Least Developed Countries, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, made by the Environment Protection Agency under section 62 of the Environment Protection Agency Act, 2008, place restrictions on the importation of specified goods that contain "controlled substances", i.e. substances set out in the Fourth Schedule to the Act. It also places restrictions on the production of goods containing controlled substances. The Regulations also provide, among other things, for the registration of repairing workshops and the training of technicians engaging in repairing, maintaining or servicing refrigerators or air-conditioners. Until such time as the importation of any particular controlled substance is prohibited in these Regulations, no person shall import a control substance unless (s)he obtains a permit from the Agency.

Full text
English
Website
epa.sl.org