Air Protection Act (No. 67 of 1982).

The present Act contains provisions to prevent air pollution. Air pollution refers to any change in the composition or characteristics of the air that results from human activity and that either directly or indirectly causes harm to health, significant harm to the functioning of the natural environment, substantial detrimental changes to other surroundings, considerable economic damage, or significant reduction in well-being or other comparable infringement of public or private interests. Operators of activities that pose a risk of air pollution shall ensure that air pollution is prevented to the extent reasonably foreseeable and, for this purpose, have sufficient knowledge of the activity's impact on air quality. In its decision regarding a notification of initiation of activities, the Regional State Administrative Agency may issue specific regulations for the activity: 1) concerning the limitation of emissions; 2) concerning other protective measures related to emissions; and 3) concerning the organization of monitoring of emissions and their impact on air quality.
The Act contains 35 sections organized in the following chapters: 1. General Provisions; 2. Authorities; 3. General Prevention of Air Pollution; 4. Notification Procedure; 5. Monitoring and Control; 6. Coercive Measures and Penalties; 7. Appeals; 8. Special provisions; 9. Entry into Force.