ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

CHAPTER 60:02
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

    3.    National environment policy

    4.    Right to clean and healthy environment

    5.    Public participation in environment management

    6.    Inconsistent provisions in other written laws

PART III
THE MALAWI ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY

    7.    Establishment of Malawi Environment Protection Authority

    8.    Powers of the Authority

    9.    Functions of the Authority

    10.    Composition of the Authority

    11.    Tenure of office of members of the Authority

    12.    Vacancies

    13.    Secretariat of the Authority

    14.    Meetings of the Authority

    15.    Remuneration of members of the Authority

    16.    Confidentiality

    17.    Disclosure of conflict of interest

    18.    Annual reports

    19.    Protection of members and employees

PART IV
OTHER INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

    20.    Oversight role of the Authority

    21.    Delegation of functions of the Authority

    22.    Powers of the Authority in respect of lead agencies

    23.    Roles of lead agencies

    24.    Reporting responsibilities of lead agencies

    25.    Advisory committees

    26.    District Environment Sub-Committees

    27.    Local environment and natural resources committees

PART V
ENVIRONMENT PLANNING

    28.    Environment planning at national level

    29.    Environment planning at district level

    30.    Strategic environment assessment

PART VI
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, AUDITS AND MONITORING

    31.    Environment and Social Impact Assessment

    32.    Environment audits

    33.    Environment monitoring

    34.    Fees

PART VII
ENVIRONMENT STANDARDS

    35.    Basis for environment quality standards

    36.    Air quality standards

    37.    Water quality standards

    38.    Standards for discharge of effluent into water

    39.    Standards for control of obnoxious smells

    40.    Standards for control of noise and vibration

    41.    Soil quality standards

    42.    Standards for minimization of impact of ionizing and other radiation

    43.    Other environment quality standards

    44.    Standards under other written laws

PART VIII
MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

    45.    Regulation of use and management of rivers and lakes

    46.    Protection of traditional and indigenous interests and rights

    47.    Management of riverbanks and lake shores

    48.    Regulation of use and management of wetlands

    49.    Protection of natural heritage sites

    50.    Identification of hilly and mountainous areas

    51.    Measures for the management of hill tops, hill sides and mountainous areas

    52.    Conservation of energy and use of renewable sources

    53.    Protection of the ozone layer

    54.    Control and management of factors affecting climate change

    55.    Duty to minimize and manage waste

    56.    Waste management

    57.    Licence for waste

    58.    Exportation of hazardous waste

    59.    Guidelines for management of toxic and hazardous substances

    60.    Prohibition of discharge of hazardous substances or oil mixture containing oil into the environment

PART IX
POLLUTION CONTROL

    61.    Discharge of pollutants

    62.    Air pollution

    63.    Noise pollution emissions in excess of established standards

    64.    Environment emergency

    65.    Environment incentives

PART X
BIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC RESOURCES

    66.    Biological and genetic resources

    67.    Access to genetic resources

    68.    Conservation of biological resources

    69.    Conservation of biological resources in situ

    70.    Conservation of biological resources ex situ

    71.    Control and management of alien and invasive species

PART XI
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ORDERS AND ENVIRONMENT EASEMENTS

    72.    Environment protection orders

    73.    Enforcement of environment protection orders

    74.    Environment easements

    75.    Application for an environment easement

    76.    Enforcement of environment easements

    77.    Registration of environment easements

    78.    Compensation for environment easements

PART XII
INSPECTION, ANALYSIS AND RECORDS

    79.    Inspectorate

    80.    Powers of inspectors

    81.    Procedures for taking samples

    82.    Establishment or designation of laboratories

    83.    Certificate of analysis, etc.

    84.    Keeping of records

    85.    Public access to information and prohibition of disclosure

PART XIII
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    86.    Funds of the Authority

    87.    Accounts and audit

    88.    Financial year of the Authority

    89.    Duty to operate on sound financial principles

    90.    Estimates

PART XIV
THE ENVIRONMENT FUND

    91.    Establishment of the Environment Fund

    92.    Objects of the Fund

    93.    Vesting of the Fund

    94.    Advances to the Fund

    95.    Application of the Fund

    96.    Books and other records of accounts, audit and reports of the Fund

    97.    Holdings of the Fund

PART XV
OFFENCES

    98.    Hindering, obstructing of inspectors

    99.    Offences relating to Environment and Social Impact Assessment

    100.    Offences relating to records

    101.    Offences relating to environment standards and guidelines

    102.    Offences relating to hazardous substances and wastes

    103.    Offences relating to pollution

    104.…