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National Environmental Act (Act 47/1980)
These Regulations provide for procedures to appeal against the refusal to grant or renew, suspend or cancel environmental protection licences by the authority or any government department.
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act (2006)
This Act amends the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act. Sections 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 have been replaced with new sections dealing with: licensing of aquaculture operations; appointment of licensing officers; licence application procedures; and duration and renewal of licences. New sections shall be inserted after section 43 dealing with the suspension or cancellation of licences, and with appeals and complaints against Licensing Officers.
Environment Conservation Levy Act (2008)
The purpose of this Act is to ensure environment conservation by imposing a levy on specified items, owned by individuals or businesses, which are considered harmful to the environment.The Act empowers the Central Environmental Authority to enable the process of recovering this levy.
Disaster Management Act (2005)
The purpose of this Act is to protect human life and the environment of Sri Lanka from the consequences of natural disasters by preparing national policies and plans and by appointing centrally coordinated committees and institutions to give effect to such policies and plans. The Act provides for the establishment of a National Council for Disaster Management and defines its internal composition. Functions of the Council include: formulate a national policy and program on the management of disasters; prepare and formulate a National Disaster Management Plan and a National Emergency Operation Plan; facilitate emergency response, recovery, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction; and direct, coordinate and monitor the activities of the Disaster Management Centre established under this Act.
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act
An Act to give effect to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified and added to by the Protocol of 1978, and to other international agreements relating to the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the sea and pollution from ships; to make provisions generally for the protection of the marine environment and for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution of the sea and pollution from ships, and for matters related thereto.
Fisheries Act
An Act for the protection and conservation of fisheries, and to make provision for the control of fishing, the control of the marketing and distribution of fish and the use and control of fishing ports and harbours, for measures pertaining to the general welfare and improvement of the fishing industry in Singapore and for purposes incidental thereto.
Parks and Trees Act
An Act to provide for the planting, maintenance and conservation of trees and plants within national parks, nature reserves, tree conservation areas, heritage road green buffers and other specified areas, and for matters connected therewith.
Hazardous Waste Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of the export, import and transit of hazardous and other wastes, and for related purposes.
Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act
An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Endangered Species (Import and Export)Act (Chapter 92A of the 2000 Revised Edition) so as to give effect to the Convention on International Trade inEndangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora by controlling the importation, exportation, re-exportation and introduction from the sea of certain animals and plants, and parts and derivatives of such animals and plants, and for matters connected therewith.
Hydrogen Cyanide (Fumigation) Act (Cap 132)
An Act to regulate the fumigation of premises and articles with hydrogen cyanide.