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Environment Improvement Cost Liability Act.

Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source

Abstract
The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the formation of a comfortable environment which serves as the foundation of continuous development of the State, by having those who have polluted environment pay necessary expenses for environmental improvement and raising reasonable investment resources for environmental improvement. Article 9 establishes that the Minister of Environment shall impose and collect environmental improvement charges from the owners or occupants of buildings or other facilities that directly cause environmental pollution through the discharge of vast amounts of environmental pollutants, and the owners of motor vehicles using light oil for fuel. The text consists of 22 articles.
The Act establishes and allocates total catch quotas for each fish species and sea area for the recovery and conservation of fishery resources.
Notes
Consolidated version of Act No. 4493 of 31 December 1991, as amended last by Act 13039 of 20 January 2015.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No