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Environmental Laws and Regulations in ADB Developing Member Countries*
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Azerbaijan
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Bangladesh
- Dhaka Electricity Supply Department Act, 1990
- Environment Court Act, 2000 (Act No. 11 of 2000)(as amended by Act No. 10 of 2002)
- Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. (Act No. 1 of 1995)(as amended by Act Nos 12 of 2000 and 9 of 2002)
- Bangladesh Environment Protection Act, 1995
- The Canals Act, 1864
- Embankment & Drainage Act, 1952 [PDF]
- Forest Act 1927 [PDF]
- The Attia Forest (Protection) Ordinance, 1982
- The Bangladesh Wild Life (Preservation) Order, 1973 (President's Order)
- The Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952 (East Bengal Act) [PDF]
- The Environment Conservation Rules 1997 [PDF]
- The Environment Pollution Control Ordinance, 1977 [PDF]
- The Forest Industries Development Corporation Ordinance, 1959 (East Pakistan Ordinance)
- The Ground Water Management Ordinance, 1985
- The East Pakistan Water Pollution Control Ordinance, 1970 [PDF]
- The Bangladesh Water Development Board Act, 2000 [PDF]
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Bhutan
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Cambodia
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China, People's Republic of
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Cook Islands
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Fiji Islands
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Georgia
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India
- The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1981
- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1982
- The Forest Conservation Act, 1980
- Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, with 1988 Amendments
- Forest (Conservation) Rule 1981, with Amendments to 1992
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975
- Energy Conservation Act (2001)
- The Indian Forest Act, 1927
- The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2002
- National Forest Policy (1988)
- Mines and Minerals Act of 1957
- Mining legislation
- National Mineral Policy (1993)
- National Wildlife Action Plan, 2002-2016
- Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Amendment Rules, 2002
- Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999
- National Biodiversity Bill, 2000 (Act, 2002)
- 2-T Oil (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 1998
- Battery (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000
- Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 [DOC]
- Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Water Pollution(Procedure for Transaction of Business) Rules, 1975
- Coastal Regulation Zone Notification (As Amended Upto 2001)
- Coastal Regulation Zone Notification dated May 21st 2002
- Delegation of Powers to the Central Pollution Control Board
- Draft Biological Diversity Rules, 2003
- Environmental Impact Assessment Notifications
- Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2002
- Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003
- Guidelines for diversion of forest lands
- Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989
- Hazardous wastes (Management and handling) amendment rules 2000
- Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2002
- Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical (Amendment) Rules, 2000 - Draft Notification
- Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000
- Notification Concerning Ban on Import of Hazardous Wastes
- Notification Concerning Open Burning Oil
- Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation) Rules, 2000
- Re-cycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999
- Re-cycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage Amendment Rules, 2002
- The Recycled Plastics Manufacture and Usage (Amendment) Rules, 2003
- Recognition of Zoo Rules 1992
- Rules for the Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro Organisms Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells, 1989
- S.O.979(E), [27/8/2003] - Amendments to S.O.763(E) dates 14/9/1999 Dumping and disposal of fly ash discharged from coal or lignite based thermal power plants on land
- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Union Territories) Rules, 1983 and Form
- The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- The Circular Concerning Joint Forest Management
- The Coastal Regulation Zone Notifications
- The Environment (Protection) (Second Amendment Rules), 1999 - Emission Standards for New Generator Sets
- The Forest(Conservation) Rules, 1981
- The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
- The Noise Pollution (Regualtion and Control) Rules, May 2002
- The Water (Prevention and Control Of Pollution) CESS Act, 1977
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) CESS Rules, 1978 and Annexures
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003
- The Wild Life(Transactions and Taxidermy) Rules, 1973
- The Wild Life (Protection) Rules, 1995
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Indonesia
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Kazakhstan
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Kiribati
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Kyrgyz Republic
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Lao PDR
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Maldives
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Marshall Islands
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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Mongolia
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Myanmar
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Nauru
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Nepal
- Animal Health and Livestock Services Act, 2055 (1999)
- Animal Health and Livestock Services Regulation, 2056 (2000) [PDF]
- Buffer Zone Management Regulation, 1996 [PDF]
- Community Forestry Directives 1995 (No. 2052 of 1995)
- Electricity Act, 2049 [PDF]
- Environment Protection Act, 2053 (1997 A.D.)
- Environment Protection Rules, 1997
- Forest Act 2049 (1993) [PDF]
- Forest Areas Lands Act, 1971
- Irrigation Regulations 2056 (2000)
- Land (Twelfth Amendment) Rules, 1984
- Lands Act, 1964
- Land Rules 1964
- National Park Act (1973) [PDF]
- National Parks and Wild Life Conservation (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1993
- Environment Protection Act, 1997
- Nepal Petroleum Act, 2040 (1983)
- Pesticides Act 1991 (No. 2048 of 1991)
- Pesticides Rules 1994 (No. 2050 of 1994)
- Plant Protection Act (No. 2059)
- Petroleum Act, 2040 (1983)
- Roads Board Act 2002 [PDF]
- Seeds Act 1988 (1998) [PDF]
- Soil and Watershed Conservation Act 1982
- The Pesticide Regulation, 2050 (1994) [PDF]
- Tourism Act, 2035
- Water Resources Act, 2049 [PDF]
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Pakistan
- Agricultural Pesticides (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.R.O. No. 21(I) of 2004)
- Agricultural Pesticides Rules, 1973
- Deep Sea Fishing Policy
- Electricity Act, 1910
- Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (No. XXXIV of 1997)
- Exclusive Fishery Zone (Regulation of Fishing)(Amendment)Ordinance, 1983(Ordinance No. XXIX of 1983)
- Fisheries Act (No. 4 of 1897)
- Fisheries Act (No. 4 of 1897)
- Greater Lahore Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Ordinance, 1967
- National Environment Policy
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- Natural Gas Rules, 1960
- Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA), 1997 [PDF]
- Seed Act 1976
- LPG Production and Distribution Policy 2006
- National Mineral Policy (NMP) 1995
- Natural Gas Allocation and Management Policy 2005
- Pakistan Biosafety Rules, 2005
- Pakistan Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Ordinance (No. IV of 1984)
- Petroleum Exploration & Production Policy 2001 [PDF]
- Petroleum Policy 2007 [PDF]
- Punjab Forest Act, 1999
- Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act, 1976 (Act No. LXXXII)
- West Pakistan Fisheries Ordinance, 1961
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Palau
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Papua New Guinea
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Philippines
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Samoa
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Solomon Islands
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Sri Lanka
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Tajikistan
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Thailand
- Act Governing the Right to Fish in Thai Fishery Waters (B.E. 2502)
- Act promulgating the Land Code B.E. 2497
- Agriculture Economics Act, B.E. 2522 (1979)
- Air Navigation Act 1954 B.E. 2497 [PDF]
- Animal Epidemics Act B.E. 2499 (1956)
- Commercial Forest Plantation Act, B.E. 2535
- Community Forest Act (1996, draft) [PDF]
- Energy Conservation Promotion Act, B.E. 2535 (1992)
- Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act, B.E. 2535
- Fisheries Act 1947 (B.E. 2490)
- Forest Act (B.E. 2484)
- Hazardous Substance Act (B.E. 2535)
- Hazardous Substance Act (2nd Issue) B.E. 2544
- Land Development Act, B.E 2526 (1983)
- Minerals Act (No. 3) B.E. 2522 (1979)
- National Park Act, B.E. 2504(1961) [PDF]
- National Reserved Forests Act, B.E. 2507 (A.D. 1964)
- Petroleum Act, B.E. 2514
- Plant Varieties Protection Act, B.E. 2542 (1999)
- Regulation of the Fisheries Department on the application and permission for aquaculture in public fishing grounds b.e. 2533 (1990)
- The Enhancement and Conservation of National Environmental Quality Act, B.E. 2535
- Tin Control Act B.E. 2514 (1971)
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Timor-Leste
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Tonga
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Turkmenistan
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Tuvalu
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Uzbekistan
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Vanuatu
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Viet Nam
- Approving the Biodiversity Action Plan for Viet Nam (845TTg)
- Biodiversity Action Plan
- Circular On Guidelines on management and provision of credits from the State for programmes and projects for use of bare land, degraded hills, forests, alluvial flats and water bodies
- Circular On Guidelines by the Ministry of Forestry Concerning Implementation of Decision
- Circular Guidelines for the Allocation of Land in Accordance with Decision
- Circular On Implementation Of Decision No. 264-CT Dated July 22nd 1992 of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister) Incentives for Investment in Forestry Development
- Circular Guiding the Setting up and Appraisal of Assessment Report on Environmental Impact
- Decision by the chairman of the council of ministers on policies encouraging investment for forestry development
- Decision by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers on Policies for the Use of Bare Land, Denuded Hills, Forests, Alluvial Flats, and Water Bodies
- Decision No.74/2001/QD-BNN adding 09 kinds of fertilizer to the list of fertilizers permitted for use and circulation in Vietnam
- Decision No. 09/2002/QD-BNN promulgating the Regulation on organization of the implementation of project for forestation on coastal sandy areas of Southern Central Vietnam
- Decision No. 82/2002/QD-TTg on the setting up, organization and operation of Vietnam Environment Protection Fund
- Decision No. 02/2003/QD-BTNMT promulgating the Regulation on environmental protection in the field of tourism
- Decision No. 192/2003/QD-TTg approving the strategy on management of the system of Vietnam's nature conservation zones till 2010
- Decision No. 63/2004/QD-BNV approving the Charter of the Vietnam Safe Water and Environmental Sanitation Foundation
- Decision No. 179/2004/QD-TTg approving the Strategy on application and development of natural resources and environment information technology till 2015 and orientation towards 2020
- Decision No. 114/2008/QD-BNN establishing Vietnam Forest Protection and Development Fund
- Decision on Agricultural Extension
- Decision on the Reorganisation and Renewal of Management in State Enterprises in the Agriculture Sector
- Decree No. 179/1999 Stipulating The Implementation Of The Law On Water Resources [PDF]
- Decree No. 86/2005/ND-CP on Management and Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage
- Decree No. 02/2007/ND-CP on plant quarantine
- Decree of Council of Ministers Determining the List of Rare and Precious Flora and Fauna and Regulations for their Management and Protection
- Decree of the Government on Ensuring Traffic Order and Safety on Roads and in Urban Centres
- Decree on Providing Guidance for the Implementation of the Law on Environmental Protection (175CP)
- Decree on Sanctions for Administrative Violation
- Decree to Promulgate the Regulations for Allocating Forest Land to Organisation, Household, Individual to Use Sustainable and on Long Terms in Forestry
- Earth Summit + 5 - Country Profile
- Enactment of Government Promulgating the Regulation for Producing Household Crediting to Develop Agro-forestry, Aquaculture, Salt Career and Rural Economy
- Implementing Regulations
- Land Law (1993)
- Law on Environmental Protection
- Law on water resource [PDF]
- Mineral law
- Order Of President Of State Council Socialist Republic Vietnam Promulgating the Laws on Forest Protection and Development
- Ordinance on Mineral Resources
- Ordinance on Natural Resources Tax
- Statute of the National Parks and Natural Reserves Association Branches.
- Vietnam Maritime Code
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