This Decree Law sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning.

The present Law introduces some amendments to the IPPC Hazardous Installation Law (LGBl. No. 20/2001). In particular, the Law rewords the title of the afore-mentioned Law as follows: “Law on obligations of operators to protect the environment”. Furthermore, the Law adds Part 4 on Environmental liability, and article 1 on Transitional provisions concerning environmental liability.

Amends: Vorarlber IPPC Hazardous Installation Law. (2001-05-17)

This Law establishes legal, organizational and economic grounds of licensing system, the list of activities subject to licensing, the types of authorizations and permits, ensuring protection of legal rights of citizens and environment. The Act consists of 6 Sections divided into 32 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) principles of regulation of licensing system; (3) assessment procedures of regulatory documentation; (4) the modalities of issuance of authorization or permit; (5) authorities and the list of authorizations and permits; and (6) conclusive provisions.

This Law provides for land use and development planning in Guernsey and control over development. Its purposes are to protect and enhance, and to facilitate the sustainable development of, the physical environment of Guernsey, to protect natural beauty to preserve and promote biological diversity. A Strategic Land Planning Group shall be appointed from various state offices and shall Strategic Land Planning Group be involved in the preparation or amendment of the Strategic Land Use Plan.

The purpose of this Act is to prevent air pollution and to manage and preserve the atmospheric environment.The Minister of Environment shall install network measuring devices, and measure at all times the degree of air pollution in Korea. The Minister of Environment or the Mayor/Do governor may expropriate or use land, building, etc. for installing the measuring networks according to the measuring network installation plan notified publicly under article 4.

The purpose of the present Law is to regulate waterworks, the use and protection of waters, management of water resources as well as the protection of soil, sanitation of polluted areas and waste management. The Law applies to all public and private waters, soil and polluted sites in the area of the Canton.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto regular la gestión de los residuos impulsando medidas que prevengan su generación y mitiguen los impactos adversos sobre la salud humana y el medio ambiente asociados a su generación y gestión, mejorando la eficiencia en el uso de los recursos. Tiene asimismo como objeto regular el régimen jurídico de los suelos contaminados.

This Act provides for the management and protection of forest resources in Northern Ireland. It, among other things, specifies functions and powers of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, provides for the protection of trees from damage and provides for restrictions on the felling of trees.The Department shall promote forestry on a wider footing than the traditional primary role of developing afforestation, the supply of timber, and the maintenance of reserves of growing trees.

This Decree establishes the Mahogany Industry Council and provides for the continuation of the Fiji Mahogany Trust, which was established as a body corporate under section 5 of the Fiji Mahogany Act 2003 for the benefit of landowners and the Fiji Hardwood Corporation Limited, transformed into a privatised Company for the purposes of developing the mahogany industry in Fiji, including the harvesting and processing of mahogany forests.

This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of conservation, management and promotion of cultural heritage. Boundaries of the objects of cultural heritage, land tenure regime within the aforesaid boundaries and land use planning arrangements shall be validated by the Regional Government. Boundaries of protected areas containing objects of historical and cultural heritage shall be established and mapped in accordance with substantiating documentation.

Amended by: Regional Law No. 771 amending Regional Law No. 547 “On cultural heritage”. (2016-03-11)

This Act contains provisions on the planning of land, water and construction. The purpose of these provisions is to promote community development and sustainable living environment. The Act regulates urban and rural landscape planning in municipalities, safeguarding cultural sites, management of energy, water, climate, waste, transport and hygiene conditions. Land Reserve and public places: zoning municipalities may determine land reserves allocated for road (traffic and transport) and energy (network and cabling) activities.

En virtud de esta Ley se declara de prioridad nacional y necesidad departamental e interés social la forestación y reforestación de las zonas desérticas y semidesérticas del Departamento de Chuquisaca. Se encomienda a los Ministerios de Medio Ambiente y Agua, de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras en coordinación con el Gobierno Autónomo Departamental de Chuquisaca y los Gobiernos Autónomos Municipales de Chuquisaca, la elaboración de los proyectos a diseño final de forestación y reforestación en zonas desérticas y semidesérticas para su ejecución en el Departamento de Chuquisaca.