Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 25 of 2009). Country/Territory Tonga Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend Waste Management Act. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Pollution control Waste management Institution Waste disposal Transport/storage Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act amends the Waste Management Act by, among other things: redefining “the Authority”; inserting a new section (11A) which empowers the Board to delegate to the Chief Executive Officer any of the functions of an approved Authority, except specified ones; inserting a new subsection (6) in section 24, which prescribes a fine for commercial transportation of commercial wastes without a licence issued by an approved Authority. Full text English Website www.wasteauthority.to References - Legislation Amends Waste Management Act, 2005 (No. 11 of 2005). Legislation | Tonga | 2006 Keyword: Pollution control, Waste management, Institution, Waste disposal, Solid waste, International trade, Hazardous waste, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX