Law and Policy Database

The Act amended several provisions of Republic Act No. 7610, including employment of children, hours of work for children and manner of managing a child's income.

The Act establishes the Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (Office). The Office is empowered to act as an advisory body to the Office of the President, Cabinet, the Ministries and government agencies, on matters of environmental planning and policy generally, among other functions.

The Joint Circular provides the guidelines to be observed by Local Government Units and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations to ensure the prompt and efficient remittance of receipts due to a project proponent and the Government of the Philippines from the charges, and other revenues earned from the use of facility under a Build-Operate-Transfer project.

The Act establishes the National Environment Service (Tu'anga Taporoporo) and Island Environment Authorities for Rarotonga and each of the Outer Islands, providing for their functions and duties. It also establishes the Environmental Protection Fund, which is intended for the protection conservation and management of the natural environment.

The Decree-Law established the official currency of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in order to prevent the unlawful circulation of coins in the form of cash, fight against counterfeit currency, avoid money laundering practices and ensure the economic stability of the country.

The Act requires that major project developments shall be supported by an appropriate environmental impact assessment, and provides the procedure for conducting the foregoing assessments.

The National Environmental Policy acknowledges the constitutional duty of every person in Sri Lanka to protect nature and conserve its riches. It seeks to provide the direction according to which steps will be taken to conserve and manage Sri Lanka's environment in all its aspects.

The Decree-Law enunciated the importance of the telecommunications sector for the promotion and growth of a country's economy. Pursuant to this, the Decree-Law institutionalized the legal rules for the establishment, management and operations of the telecommunications infrastructure and services.

The Decree-Law established the Communications Regulatory Authority which is mandated to regulate and supervise the postal and telecommunications sector.

The Act makes provisions for the establishment of an independent and impartial regulatory commission for the energy sector called the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission. The functions of the commission include ensuring efficient use, quality services, determine tariff and safety enhancement of electricity generation and transmission, marketing, supply, storage and distribution of energy.