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Kakamega County Environmental Management Act, 2019 (No. 2 of 2019).

Pays/Territoire
Kenya
Sous-division territoriale
Kakamega
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 4 (Kakamega County Acts No. 2).
Titre complet
An Act of the County Assembly of Kakamega County to give effect to the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, for the management of the County Environment and for connected purposes.
Sujet
Environnement gén., Forêts, Eau, Déchets et substances dangereuses
Mot clé
Qualité de l'air/pollution de l'air Planification environnementale Normes environnementales Pollution sonore (de l'environnement) Infractions/sanctions Lutte contre la pollution Politique/planification Normes Protection de l’environnement Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Élimination de déchets Gestion des déchets Prévention des déchets Eaux usées/déversement Loi-cadre Déchets dangereux Pesticides Pollution des eaux douces
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale
Résumé

This Act is enacted for the purpose of providing regulation and control of air pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, public nuisances, waste management and land pollution. The Act establishes a County Environmental Technical Committee and provides for the composition of the Committee. The Committee is charged with the proper management of the devolved environmental functions; and developing a county strategic environmental report every five years, in conjunction with the environmental department. Essentially, the Act prohibits, in a detailed manner, acts which cause air pollution and provides penal sanctions for its contravention. Similarly, it prohibits noise which annoys, disturbs or endangers the comfort of other persons and environment and establishes permissible noise levels. The Law describes certain acts as public nuisance including, public defecation/urination, spitting saliva indiscriminately, discarding waste materials in unauthorized public places etc. and creates penal sanctions for the contravention of these provisions. The Act charges the environmental department and waste generators with the duty to ensure effective management of solid waste through collection, storage, transportation, recycling and disposal of wastes in an environmentally sound manner. The Act places criminal liability with stringent penal terms on any person generating, managing or disposing waste in a manner that pollutes water systems or land.

Texte intégral
Anglais