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Presidential Decree No. 984 providing for the revision of Republic Act No. 3931, commonly known as the Pollution Control Law, and for other purposes.

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Type of law
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Abstract
This Act responds to need to modify the organizational structure of the National Pollution Control Commission to make it more effective and efficient in the discharge of its functions and responsive to the demands of the times occasioned by the accelerative phase of the country's industrialization program; it is necessary to maintain and strengthen the role of the Commission as the primary agency responsible for the prevention and control of environmental pollution. There is created an Inter-Agency Advisory Council, attached to the Commission. This Act amends almost all provisions of the principal Act, including provisions relating to the composition and organization of the Commission, its powers and duties, review of decisions, etc.
Date of text
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No