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Regional Regulatory Decree No. 8/2015/M approving the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SRA).

Country/Territory
Madeira Islands (Portugal)
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, Série I, No. 151, 5 August 2015.
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Institution Environmental planning Governance Research Policy/planning Freshwater resources management Sewerage
Entry into force notes
This Regional Regulatory Decree enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree, consisting of 22 articles divided into and three Annexes, approves the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SRA). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of SRA, governed by the Regional Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources to which the following competencies are generally committed: a) promote and ensure the implementation of the government programming of the Autonomous Region of Madeira in the areas above referred; b) Supervise and coordinate actions of the various organs and services of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources; c) Exercise any other powers conferred upon it by law or delegated to it by the President or by the Regional Government Council. The Regional Secretariat may delegate powers to its head of the cabinet and deputies, as well as to the directors of the organs and services that are part of the structure of the SRA. Duties of the SRA are: a) design, develop, coordinate and implement regional policy in the areas of water, the environment, nature conservation, forests, cartography and cadastral information, coastal, sea, spatial planning, natural park, basic sanitation and urban planning; b) manage water resources, flora, fauna and geology, as well as protected and classified areas of the Region; c) harmonize economic and social progress with a sound environmental policy, based on the preservation of bio and geodiversity, landscape, ecosystems, water and air quality, respect for and conservation of the environmental heritage in its various aspects; etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
dre.pt

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Regulatory Decree No. 14/2017/M amending the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SRA).

Legislation | Madeira Islands (Portugal) | 2017

Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Governance, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Business/industry/corporations, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Sewerage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Regional Decree No. 5/2020/M approving the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change (SRAAC).

Legislation | Madeira Islands (Portugal) | 2019

Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Climate change, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Research, Waste management, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Sewerage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX