Environmental Protection and Promotion Law in Khartoum State of 2008.

This Law consisting of 32 articles divided in VIII Sections aims at (i) protecting the environment; and (ii) implementig the solid waste management at the State level. Objectives of the Law at the environmental level, as indicated in art.6, are as follows (i) administer, protect and conserve the environment, together with its social and cultural systems, to achieve sustainable development and environmental balance; (ii) promoting the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources; (iii) fight pollution and stop the direct and indirect negative effects deriving from economic, agricultural and industrial activities; (iv) increase environmental awareness in the population; (v) define the methods of waste management and their treatment and reuse; (vi) find solutions to environmental problems in coordination with the authorities and companies in charge of waste management, civil society, NGOs; and (vii) protect water sources from pollution through the disposal of oils, industrial water, wastewater and water used to wash cars. Article 7 establishes an Advisory Board whose General Administration is responsible for (i) issuing permits relating to environmental impact, according to the procedures explained in articles 7 and 8; (ii) preparing an emergency plan to deal with environmental disasters according to the criteria indicated in Article 12. The Law prohibits any activity that can directly or indirectly damage, pollute, modify the characteristics of the soil. Owners of an installation must keep the Environmental activity log.