Regional Decree No. 12/2000/A regulating the Statutes of the Regional Secretary of Environment. Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 92/2000 (I-B), 18 April 2000, pp. 1658-1671. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Research Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Regional Decree approves the Statutes of the Regional Secretary of Environment ('SRA'). It consists of 4 articles and 2 annexes establishing the composition, duties and competencies of the aforementioned authority entitled to carry out a regional management programme within environmental sector. Regional Secretary of Environment is the competent institution to carry out land use planning study (within urban and agricultural lands, water resources, biodiversity and wildlife conservation). Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Repealed by Regional Decree No. 13/2007/A regulating the Regional Secretary for Environment and Sea (SRAM). Legislation | Portugal | 2007 Keyword: Institution, Classification/declassification, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX