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MUS-2002-L-62621
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Title_of_text
Environment Protection Act, 2002 (No. 19 of 2002).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Mauritius
Subjects (Classification)
Environmental, Climate and Sustainable Development Laws
Adopted on (Date of text)
2002-07-11
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation on protection and management of environmental assets of Mauritius. Divided into 13 parts. Part 1 contains preliminary provisions. Part 2 deals with administration. Part 3 provides for enforcing agencies. Part 4 regulates environment impact assessment. Part 5 makes provision for spill and environmental emergency. Part 6 sets forth national environmental standards. Part 7 provides for coastal and maritime zone management. Part 8 establishes environmental appeal tribunal. Part 9 makes provision for national environment fund. Part 10 deals with environment protection fee. Part 11 regulates enforcement. Parts 12 and 13 contain final provisions. Repeals Environment Protection Act 1991.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2008-05-08 (MUS-2008-L-80499)
Environment Protection (Amendment) Act 2008 (Act No. 6 of 2008).
Amending text(s)
2020-11-27 (MUS-2020-L-111988)
The Climate Change Act 2020 (Act No. 11 of 2020).
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
2002-07-27
Number
No. 73
Page range
pp. 261-363