Soil Pollution Act (No. 370). Country/Territory Denmark Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Offences/penalties Soil rehabilitation Polluter pays principle Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract An act to prevent and limit pollution of the soil and to combat negative effects of polluted soil on groundwater, public health and the environment in general. Full text English/Danish Website www.retsinfo.dk; www.mst.dk References - Legislation Amended by Act No. 1151 of 2003 to amend the Water Supply Act, the Environment Protection Act, the Soil Pollution Act and the Town and Country Planning Act. Legislation | Denmark | 2003 Keyword: Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. 1373 of 2004 to amend various Acts in the field of environment protection. Legislation | Denmark | 2004 Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. 545 of 2005 to amend various Acts in the field of public health and certain other sectors. Legislation | Denmark | 2005 Keyword: Institution, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX