Air Pollution Control Act (Act No. 97 of 1968). País/Territorio Japón Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1968 (2006) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Aire y atmósfera Palabra clave Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Recopilación de datos/informes Contaminación acústica Zona protegida Fondo especial Política/planificación Normas sobre calidad ambiental Emisiones Legislación básica Control de la contaminación Normas Protección del medio ambiente Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Oriental, Pacífico Norte, Pacífico Nordoeste Resumen The purposes of this Act are to protect the health of citizens and to protect the living environment from air pollution by, among other things, controlling emissions, etc. of Soot and Smoke, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Particulates associated with the business activities of factories and workplaces and with the demolition, etc. of buildings, etc., by promoting the implementation of measures against hazardous air pollutants and by setting maximum permissible limits for automobile exhaust; and to protect victims where air pollution has caused harm to human health by providing for the liability of business operators for damages. The Act is divided in the following Chapters: Chapter I, General Provisions; Chapter II, Regulation of Soot and Smoke Emission; Chapter II-2, Regulation on Particulate; Chapter II-3, Promotion of Measures Concerning Hazardous Air Pollutants; Chapter III, Maximum Permissible Limits of Exhausts of Motor Vehicles; Chapter IV, Monitoring of the Level of Air Pollution; Chapter IV-2, Compensation For Harm; Chapter V, Miscellaneous Provisions; Chapter VI, Penal Provisions; Supplementary Provisions. Provisions deal with the prevention, control and abatement of air pollutants, be them solid, gas or liquid, emissions, soot and smoke and noise as also by products of industrial or domestic activities or exhaust fumes of vehicles. Long and short term planning shall be devised in order to set air quality standards, create community awareness on the air pollution, prepare technical training and dossiers to carry out aforesaid measures of pollution prevention and control. Texto completo Japonés/Inglés Página web www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp