Act amending the Act on the Inspection for Environmental Protection.

This Act, which is composed of eight articles, defines tasks of the Inspection for Environmental Protection. The major tasks of the Inspection include: controlling compliance with environmental protection regulations, examining the state of the environment under the programme of the National Environmental Monitoring and preventing major accidents. These tasks are performed by, among others: (1) controlling compliance with environmental protection regulations and sensible use of natural resources; (2) controlling compliance with the decisions specifying the conditions of using the environment; participating in the proceedings related to the location of investments; (3) participating in the commissioning of the structures or installations that may have a significant impact on the environment; (4) controlling the use of installations and facilities protecting the environment against pollution; (5) taking decisions suspending the activity violating environmental protection requirements or the principles specifying the use of the environment; (6) cooperating with other inspecting authorities, prosecution authorities, justice and government administration, the organs of local government and civil first response administration as well as social organizations in the area of environmental protection; (7) organizing and coordinating National Environmental Monitoring, conducting environmental quality tests, observing and assessing the state of the environment and the changes taking place in the environment; (8) preparing and implementing analytical and examining methods as well as controlling and measuring methods; (9) initiating activities with the purpose to establish the conditions preventing major accidents, helping to eliminate their consequences and restoring the environment to its proper condition.