NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (WETLANDS, RIVER BANKS AND LAKE SHORES) REGULATIONS, 2009

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (WETLANDS, RIVER BANKS AND LAKE SHORES PROTECTION) REGULATIONS, 2009

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (WETLANDS, RIVER BANKS AND LAKE SHORES PROTECTION) REGULATIONS, 2009

[PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007]

Short Title page

National Environmental (Wetlands River Banks and Lake Shores) Regulations, 2009

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS

PART 1 – REGULATIONS OF WETLANDS AND WETLAND RESOURCES REGULATION

1.       Application of Part 1

2.       Objectives

3.       Principles

4.       Inventory of Wetlands

5.       Furnishing of Particulars by the State Governments

6.       Role of Local Governments

7.       Declaration of a Specially Protected Area

8.       Control of Use of Wetlands

9.       Wetland Resource Use Permit

10.     Rejection of Application for Permit

11.     Revocation of Permit

12.     Temporary permit

13.     Implied Covenant

14.     Duty of Land Owners and Users

PART II – REGULATIONS OF RIVER BANKS AND LAKE SHORES

15.     Application of Part II

16.     Objectives

17.     Principles

18.     Identification of River Banks and Lake Shores

19.     Registration of Degraded River Banks and Lake Shores

20.     Application for Permit to use a River Bank or Lake Shore

21.     Rejection of Application

22.     Revocation of Permit

23.     Duty of the Agency

24.     Duty of Private land Owners and Users

25.     Protection Zones for River Banks

26.     Protection Zones for Lake Shores

27.     Protection of Lake Shores and River Banks used for Purposes of Tourism.

PART III – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

28.     Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

29.     Environmental Restoration Order

30.     Offences

31.     Penalties

32.     Appeals

33.     Interpretation

34. Citation

SCHEDULES

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (WETLANDS, RIVER BANKS AND LAKE SHORES PROTECTION) REGULATIONS, 2009

[COMMENCEMENT]                            (30 September 2009)

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, John Odey, Minister of Environment, hereby make the following Regulations:

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