Environmental Protection Act (No. 12 of 1988).

It seeks to prevent and control pollution of air, water, ice and soil; to prevent and control noise pollution; to provide health rules of environmental interest; and to provide the necessary administrative framework for planning and response to pollution. A municipality committee shall be established to oversee adherence to regulations addressing all activities of deployment of solid, liquid or gaseous substances or organisms, vibration and noise that can cause pollution of air, soil, bedrock, ice cap, streams, lakes or sea that may cause environmental damage to plant and wildlife.
It consists of 12 Chapters: Purpose (1); Authorities distribution (2); The central authority (3); The authority exercise (4); Heavily polluting enterprises (5); Protection of water resources (6); Protection of marine and freshwater (7); Mapping and planning (8); Requirements for the issuance of injunctions (9); Appeals (10); Penalties (11); Entry into force (12).
The Act includes a list of establishments, facilities and devices which are subject to county regulation in adherence to Chapter 5 as well as Comments on the proposal to county regulation on the protection of the environment.