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Environment Act Implementation Act.

Country
Netherlands
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Act provides for implementing the Environment Act, by repealing some Acts, amending others, and providing transitional Law on pending procedures concerning environmental planning, water board regulations, issuance of environmental permits, provisions for compensation for environmental damages.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/net238613.pdf
Web site
https://wetten.overheid.nl/
Long title of text
Act of 12 February 2020 supplementing and amending the Environment Act, repealing certain laws on the physical environment, amending other laws, and regulating transitional law for the introduction of the Environment Act
Entry into force notes
4 April 2025
Notes
Consolidated version as last amended by the Act of 10 February 2025 published in the Official Gazette no. 85 of 2025.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Gazette no. 172 of 2020.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Wet van 12 februari 2020 tot aanvulling en wijziging van de Omgevingswet, intrekking van enkele wetten over de fysieke leefomgeving, wijziging van andere wetten en regeling van overgangsrecht voor de invoering van de Omgevingswet (Invoeringswet Omgevingswet).
Amends
Delta Act on Water Safety and Freshwater Supply.
Act containing new provisions in relation with the production and distribution of drinking water and the organization of public drinking water supply (Drinking Water Act, 2009).
Act containing rules relative to management and use of water resources (Water Act).
Act No. 125 containing rules relative to the admission, placing on the market and use of plant protection products and biocide products (Act Plant Protection Products and Biocide Products).
Mining Act.
Electricity Act, 1998.
Antarctic Protection Act.
Act of 8 June 1995 containing rules concerning the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
Act of 6 June 1991, containing rules regarding the water boards.
Cadastre Act.
Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act).
Act concerning establishment of border of the Netherlands Territorial Sea (Territorial Sea Demarcation Act).
Act containing rules relative to prevention of pollution by ships.
Act containing provisions concerning general matters of environmental hygiene (Environment Management Act).
Act containing general rules on water resources management (Water Resources Management Act 1900).
Implements
Environment and Planning Act.
Repeals
Act containing rules relative to activities that have effect on the physical living environment and regarding town enforcement of rules in the field of the physical living environment (Act General Provisions on the Physical Living Environment).
Act No. 566 of 2006 containing new rules regarding spatial planning (Spatial Planning Act).
Act No. 566 containing rules relative nuisance from odour emanating from facilities were livestock are kept.
Act No. 93 of 2002 containing rules regarding the emission of ammoniac from animal keeping premises belonging to the livestock sector (Act Ammoniac and Livestock Farming).
Act containing rules on public waterworks under the supervision of the State (Act Administration of State Waterworks).
Act containing rules relative to prevention and limitation of air pollution (Air Pollution Act).
Act containing rules concerning the removal of soil (Soil Removal Act).