Resources
Mines and Mineral Resources Act, 1992
The Act provides for the control and development of mines and mineral resources. The Government may make rules for regulating the grant of prospecting licences, mining leases or facilities and for the purpose of preserving and developing mineral resources (section 4).
Biodiversity and Community Knowledge Protection Act, 1998
This Act aims to implement the spirit, principles and relevant provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Act aims to protect the sovereign rights of the communities that have knowledge of biodiversity, and have managed, maintained, conserved, reproduced and enhanced biodiversity, genetic resources and traditional knowledge, culture and various forms of practice related to these resources.
Environment Conservation Act and Amendments, Act 1, 1995
An Environmental Clearance Certificate from the Director General must be issued before initiating any commercial or industrial activity and environmental guidelines provided and largely distributed and enforced in order to prevent ecological disasters.
Water Resources and Planning Act, 1992
The Institution shall: conduct the general planning of environmentally balanced water resources for the purpose of developing water resources, determine the national means and methods for the scientific utilization and preservation of water resources and carry out other functions relating to advising, collection, disseminating of information, training, etc. as specified in section 7.
Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995
The Department of Environment is instituted as per section 3 of this Act and a Director General appointed to lead it. All the provisions are directed to protect the environment by any polluting , be it a solid, liquid, gaseous, or noise, heat and radiation.
Environment Conservation Act and amendments (Act 1/1995)
An Act made to protect the environment, to improve the quality of the environment and to control and abate the pollution of the environment
Protection and Conservation of Fish (Amendment) Act, 1995 (Act No. 9 of 1995)
This Act amends the Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950.Amendments shall include: the insertion of a new clause (Ia) to section 2 defining “fishery”; minor word changes in section 3 and 5; and the substitution of section 7 with a new section dealing with offences.
Environment Conservation Rules and amendments (SRO 197/1997)
Rules for ecologically critical area, environmental pollution related application,appeal and issues therewith.
Water Resources Act
An Act to provide for the management of the State's water resources; and for other purposes.
Wilderness Protection Act
An Act to provide for the protection of wilderness and the restoration of land to its condition before European colonisation; and for other purposes.