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Environment Act: sections with instruments beneath them (0)
Text
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 [A10-191]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 19 November 1986.
Clauses (5)
Clause 2(a). environment
Clause 2(c). environmental pollution
Clause 2(e). hazardous substance
Clause 2(f). occupier
Section 2. Definitions [S10-2VS]
Made under
No recital of a power is printed.
Acts on (0)
none
Acted on by (1)
Cites: Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 [A10-15S], 19 November 1986.
Not held (0)
none
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