Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
This Act has been repealed.It was replaced by Environmental Management Act. Read this one for the law as it stood, not as it is now.
The Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 108 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretation
- S. 3E stablishment of Environmental Council
- S. 4C omposition of Council
- S. 5T enure of Office and vacancies
- S. 6F unctions of Council
- S. 7P roceedings of Council
- S. 8S eal of Council
- S. 9(1) The Council may, for the purpose of performing its functions under this Act, Committee of Council
- S. 10D isclosure of interest
- S. 11I mmunity of members
- S. 12(1) No person shall, without the consent in writing given by or on behalf of the Prohibition of
- S. 13R emuneration of member of Council
- S. 14(1) The funds of the Council shall consist of such moneys as may- Funds of Council
- S. 15I nvestment of funds
- S. 16F inancial year
- S. 17A ccounts
- S. 18(1) As soon as practicable but not later than six months after the expiry of each Annual report
- S. 19(1) Subject to the approval of the Minister, the Council shall appoint on such Director and Deputy
- S. 20S ecretary and other staff
- S. 21(1) The Council shall constitute a Standing Technical Advisory Committee Standing Technical
- S. 22In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
- S. 23R esponsibility of Council
- S. 24P rohibition of water pollution
- S. 25(1) Owners or operators of irrigation schemes, sewage system, industrial Duty to supply
- S. 26The owner or operator of a trade or industrial undertaking who wishes to Permission to
- S. 27C onditions for acceptance of effluent
- S. 28O ffences relating to effluent
- S. 29(1) An effluent may be mixed for treatment prior to discharge or for conveying to Treatment of effluent
- S. 30L icence to discharge effluent
- S. 31(1) Any person intending to erect, instal or develop a new industrial or trade Application for licence
- S. 32C ircumstances under which extension deemed new
- S. 33G rant and refusal of licences
- S. 34C ontents of application and conditions of licence to be prescribed by
- S. 35I nterpretation
- S. 36R esponsibilities of Council
- S. 37C ontrolled areas
- S. 38(1) When establishing or prescribing emission standards the Council shall Emission standards
- S. 39No person may emit any pollutants which cause air pollution in contravention of Air pollution prohibited
- S. 40(1) In the case of an emergency involving very hazardous pollutants, the Emergency situations
- S. 41The Inspectorate may request an owner or operator of an operation of which Information regarding
- S. 42An owner or operator who before the commencement of this Act is emitting a Licensing of emissions
- S. 43(1) A person who intends to erect or instal a new industrial plant or develop a Application for licence
- S. 44(1) A change or extension to an existing plant, undertaking or process shall be Circumstances under
- S. 45(1) The Inspectorate may or may not grant a licence after considering the Grant or refusal of
- S. 46Regulations made under section ninety-six shall prescribe the contents of an Contents of application
- S. 47In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation
- S. 48C ontrol of local authorities
- S. 49R esponsibilities of Council
- S. 50(1) No person shall discharge waste so as to cause pollution in the Prohibition against
- S. 51(1) The Inspectorate may, on application, grant a licence to generate hazardous Licences
- S. 52(1) Any person intending to operate a waste disposal site or plant or generate Application for licence
- S. 53Any person who owns or operates a waste disposal site or plant or generates Application for licence
- S. 54The Council shall by an order made by a court immediately stop any hazardous Cessation of activity
- S. 55Regulations made under section ninety-six shall prescribe the contents of an Contents of application
- S. 56(1) No person shall import any hazardous waste into Zambia. Import, export and
- S. 57I nterpretation
- S. 58R esponsibilities of Council
- S. 59A pplication for registration of new or reprocessed pesticide or toxic substance
- S. 60A pplication for registration of pesticide or toxic substance in use before
- S. 61I nformation required for and period of registration
- S. 62(1) The Inspectorate may on application register a pesticide or toxic substance Registration
- S. 63C ontents of application and conditions for registration
- S. 64O ffences relating to pesticides and toxic substance
- S. 65(1) Any pesticide or toxic substance which an Inspector reasonably suspects to Seizure of pesticides
- S. 66I nterpretation
- S. 67R esponsibilities of Council
- S. 68Subject to section sixty-nine, no person shall emit noise in excess of the noise Noise emission in
- S. 69(1) Notwithstanding section sixty-eight, the Inspectorate may grant a permit in Exemption
- S. 70The noise emission standards and guidelines as well as zones prescribed for Publication of noise
- S. 71I nterpretation
- S. 72R esponsibilities of Council
- S. 73An inspector at any reasonable time may- Powers of inspectors
- S. 74O ffences relating to ionising radiation
- S. 75I nterpretation
- S. 76R esponsibilities of Council
- S. 77(1) The Council may direct any person responsible for land dereliction or Rehabilitation works
- S. 78P owers of inspectors relating to natural resources
- S. 79R epeal of certain parts of Cap. 156; of the old edition
- S. 80S avings
- S. 81The Council shall establish an Environmental Inspectorate with the necessary Establishment of
- S. 82The Council may delegate all or any of the duties of the Inspectorate to a local Delegation of duties to
- S. 83A ppointment of inspectors
- S. 84P owers of inspectors
- S. 85(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if he- Obstruction of
- S. 86(1) A person who inadvertently or accidentally causes or witnesses an act Duty to report pollution
- S. 87S ecrecy
- S. 88R enewal of licence
- S. 89Where an inspector considers that an industry, works, undertaking, business or Inspector may request
- S. 90P ollutor obligations
- S. 91O ffences and penalties
- S. 92A pplication for licences to be made to Inspectorate or local authority
- S. 93G rant of licence or permit subject to public representation
- S. 94C essation of licences
- S. 95A ppeals
- S. 96The Minister in consultation with the Council, may, by statutory instrument Regulations
- S. IPRELIMINARY
- S. IITHE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
- S. IIIADMINISTRATION
- S. IVWATER
- S. IXIONISING RADIATION
- S. VSection V
- S. VIWASTES
- S. VIIPESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
- S. VIIINOISE
- S. XNATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION
- S. XIINSPECTORATE
- S. XIIGENERAL