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Environmental Contaminants Act 1978.

País/Territorio
Papua Nueva Guinea
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1978 (2006)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Papua New Guinea Consolidated Legislation 2006.
Título completo
Being an Act: (a) relating to the prevention, abatement and control of environmental contamination; and (b) to provide for the protection of the environment in accordance with the fourth goal of the National Goals and Directive Principles; and (c) to give effect to those Goals and Principles under Section 25 (implementation of the National Goals and Directive Principles) of the Constitution, and for related purposes.
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Legislación básica Control de la contaminación Institución Eliminación de desechos Prevención de residuos Comercio internacional Sustancias peligrosas Autorización/permiso Registro Inspección Infracciones/sanciones Gestión de desechos
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Melanesia, Oceania, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

This Act makes provision for the prevention and abatement of environmental contaminants. "Environmental contaminant" means: (a) any substance whether liquid, solid, gaseous or radio-active, or any form of electromagnetic or thermal energy which, when discharged, emitted or deposited into the environment, causes or may cause, by reason of its properties, characteristics, the volume, amount and weight and point of its discharge, or other circumstances, a present or future alteration of the environment so as to affect adversely its beneficial use; and (b) any substance, material or matter prescribed to be an environmental contaminant or a hazardous environmental contaminant (sect. 2). The Departmental Head of the Department responsible for environment and conservation matters (“Director”) may appoint environmental inspectors; analysts, and environmental officers pursuant to section 4. The Environmental Contaminants Advisory Council is established under section 9. The function of the Council is to advise the Minister. Sections 16 to 31 concern licensing of discharge of environmental contaminants, whereas sections 32 to 46 deal with importation, sale, manufacture or distribution of hazardous environmental contaminants. The Minister shall establish and keep a Register of hazardous environmental contaminants. Other provisions of this Act regulate the exportation of hazardous environmental contaminants, prescribe pollution offences and corresponding penalties and provide for matters of miscellaneous nature.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.paclii.org

Referencias - Legislación

Implementado por

Environmental Contaminants (Pesticides) Regulation 1988.

Legislación | Papua Nueva Guinea | 1988 (2006)

Palabra clave: Plaguicidas, Comercio internacional, Control de la contaminación, Sustancias peligrosas

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Revocado por

Environment Act 2000 (No. 64 of 2000).

Legislación | Papua Nueva Guinea | 2000 (2006)

Palabra clave: Ley marco, Protección del medio ambiente, Institución, Control de la contaminación, EIA, Tarifas/cánones relativos al medio ambiente, Planificación ambiental, Fondo especial, Cumplimiento/aplicación, Infracciones/sanciones, Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios, Política/planificación, Contaminación del suelo/calidad, Expropiación, Legislación básica, Manejo de recursos hídricos, Captación de agua, Derechos de agua, Instalaciones, Autorización/permiso, Uso sostenible, Contaminación de las aguas dulces, Inundación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX