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Environmental Protection and Management Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Codes of Practice
Environmental Protection and Management Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Codes of Practice
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purposes of providing practical guidance with respect to the requirements of this Act relating to the protection and management of the environment, the Authority may —
environment
“environment” means the physical factors of the surroundings of the human beings including land, water, atmosphere, climate, sounds, odours, tastes, the biological factors of animals and the social factor of aesthetics;
issue codes of practice, which may include any code of practice issued or approved under any other written law if he considers that code of practice suitable for this purpose;
approve as a code of practice any document prepared by any person other than the Authority if the Authority considers the document as a suitable document for this purpose; and
amend or revoke any code of practice issued or approved under this section.
Where a code of practice is issued, approved, amended or revoked by the Authority under subsection (1), the Authority shall publish a notice of such issue, approval, amendment or revocation, as the case may be, in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for such issue, approval, amendment or revocation.
environment
“environment” means the physical factors of the surroundings of the human beings including land, water, atmosphere, climate, sounds, odours, tastes, the biological factors of animals and the social factor of aesthetics;
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