CENTRAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY

(1) For the purposes of this Act there shall be established an Authority called the Central Environmental Authority.

(2) The Central Environmental Authority established under subsection (1) (hereinafter referred to as “the Authority”) shall consist of the persons who are for the time being members of the Authority under subsection (1) of section 3.

(3) The Authority shall, by the name assigned to it by subsection (1), be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue or be sued in such name.

(1) The Authority shall consist of three members appointed by the President in consultation with the Minister”

(2) The President shall appoint one of such members to be the Chairman of the Authority.

(1) The seal of the Authority shall be in the custody of the Authority. The seal of the Authority may be altered in such manner as may be determined by the Authority.

(2) The seal of the Authority shall not be affixed to any instrument or document except in the presence of two members of the Authority both of whom shall sign the instrument or document in token of their presence.

(1) The Authority shall have its own Fund. There shall be credited to the Fund of the Authority”

(2) There shall be paid out of the Fund of the Authority all such sums of money required to defray any expenditure incurred by the Authority in the exercise, discharge and performance of its powers, functions and duties.

(3) The initial capital of the Authority shall be twenty million rupees. The amount of the initial capital shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund in such instalments as the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance may in consultation with the Minister determine and such sums shall be credited to the Fund established under subsection (1).

(1) The financial year of the Authority shall be the calendar year.

(2) The Authority shall cause proper books of accounts to be kept of the income and expenditure, assets and liabilities and all other transactions of the Authority.

(3) The Auditor-General shall audit the accounts of the Authority every year in accordance with Article 154 of the Constitution.

(4) The Authority shall annually prepare a report of the work of the Authority and forward such report to the Auditor-General who shall, together with his report table such reports in Parliament and such reports shall be published in the Gazette for general information before the lapse of the year succeeding the year to which such report of the finances relate.

(1) There shall be established the Environmental Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) which shall consist of the following members appointed by the Minister:”

(2) The Minister shall appoint one of the members appointed under subsection (1) to be the Chairman of the Council.

(3) The functions of the Council shall be-

(1)A person shall be disqualified from being appointed or from continuing as a member of the Authority or Council”

(2) The persons appointed under sections 3 (1) and 7 (1) shall, subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5) of this section, as the case may be, hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

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(4) The President in consultation with the Minister shall remove from office any member of the Authority”

(5) The Minister shall remove from office any member of the Council”

(6) In the event of the vacation of office of the Chairman or any other member of the Authority from office under the provisions of this section the President in consultation with the Minister may appoint another person to hold such office during the unexpired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds.

(7) In the event of the vacation of office of the Chairman or any other member of the Council from office under the provisions of this section the Minister may appoint another person to hold such office during the unexpired part of the term of office of the member whom he succeeds:

Provided, however, that no appointment shall be made under this subsection, without the concurrence of the Minister who nominated such member.

(8) If the Chairman or any member of the Authority is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office due to ill health or absence from Sri Lanka or for any other cause, the President in consultation with the Minister may appoint some other person to act in his place as Chairman or as member.

(9) If the Chairman or any member of the Council is temporarily unable to discharge the duties of his office due to ill health or absence from Sri Lanka or for any other cause the Minister may appoint some other person to act in his place as Chairman or as member:

Provided, however, that no such appointment shall be made without the concurrence of the Minister who nominated such member.

(10) The Chairman or any member of the Authority may at any time resign his office by letter in that behalf addressed to the President.

(11) The Chairman or any member of the Council may at any time resign his office by letter in that behalf addressed to the Minister.

(12) The Chairman or any member of the Authority, or the Chairman or any member of the Council may be paid such remuneration out of the Fund of the Authority as may be determined by the Minister.

(13) The Chairman of the Authority or Council shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Authority, or Council, as the case may be. In the absence of the Chairman of the Authority or Council at any such meeting, the members present shall elect one of the members to preside at the meeting.

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(16) The Authority shall, in the exercise, discharge and performance of its powers, functions and duties under this Act, be subject to such general or special directions as may, from time to time, be issued by the Minister.

(17) A member of the Authority shall not, except in special circumstances and with the consent in writing of the President in consultation with the Minister during his continuance in office, directly or indirectly engage in any paid employment outside the duties of his office.

(18) No act or proceeding of the Authority or Council shall be invalid by reason of the existence of a vacancy among their respective members or any defect in the appointment of a member.

(1) The Authority shall appoint a District Environmental Agency for each administrative district consisting of such members as the Authority may determine,

(2) The Government Agent of each administrative district shall be the Chairman of each District Environmental Agency.

(3) A District Environmental Agency shall exercise, discharge or perform any such powers, functions or duties of the Authority as may be delegated to such agency by the Authority.

(4) The members of a District Environmental Agency may be paid such remuneration as the Minister may in consultation with the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance, determine.

(a) to administer the provisions of this Act and the regulations made thereunder;

(b) to recommend to the Minister, national environmental policy and criteria for the protection of any portion of the environment with respect to the uses and values, whether tangible or intangible, to be protected, the quality to be maintained, the extent to which the discharge of wastes may be permitted without detriment to the quality of the environment and long range development uses and planning and any other factors relating to the protection and management of the environment;

(c) to undertake surveys and investigations as to the causes, nature, extent and prevention of pollution and to assist and co-operate with other persons or bodies carrying out similar surveys or investigations;

(d) to conduct, promote and co-ordinate research in relation to any aspect of the environmental degradation or the prevention thereof, and to develop criteria for the protection and improvement of the environment;

(e) to specify standards, norms and criteria for the protection of beneficial uses and for maintaining the quality of the environment;

(f) to be responsible for the co-ordination of all regulatory activities relating to the discharge of wastes and pollutants into the environment and the protection and the improvement of the quality of the environment ;

(g) to regulate, maintain and control the volume, types, constituents and effects of waste, discharge, emissions, deposits or other sources and sub sources of pollution which are of danger or potential danger to the quality or the environment of any segment of the environment;

(h) to require the submission of proposals, for new projects and changes in or abandonment of existing projects, for the purpose of evaluation of the beneficial and adverse Impacts of such proposals on the environment;

(i) to require any local authority to comply with and give effect to any recommendations relating to environmental protection within the limits of the jurisdiction of such local authority and in particular any recommendations relating to all or any of the following aspects of environmental pollution ;

(j) to appoint special committees to assist it in performance of its functions;

(k) to publish reports and information with respect to any aspects of environmental protection and management;

(l) to undertake investigations and inspections to ensure compliance with this Act and to investigate complaints relating to non-compliance with any of its provisions;

(m) to specify methods to be adopted in taking samples and making tests for the purposes of this Act;

(n) to provide information and education to the public regarding the protection and improvement of the environment;

(o) to establish and maintain liaison with other countries and international organizations with respect to environmental protection and management;

(p) to report to the Minister upon matters concerning the protection and management of the environment and upon any amendments it thinks desirable in existing legislation concerning any portion of the environment, and upon any matters referred to it by the Minister;

(q) to promote, encourage, co-ordinate and carry out long range planning in environmental protection and management;

(r) to encourage, promote and give effect to methods of converting and utilizing residues.

(1) The Authority may with the concurrence of the Minister, from time to time. give to any local authority in writing such directions whether special or general to do or cause to be done any act or thing which the Authority deems necessary for safeguarding and protecting the environment within the local limits of such local authority.

(2) Every local authority to which a direction has been given under subsection (1) shall comply with such direction.

(1) There shall be a Director-General of the Authority appointed by the Minister, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Authority.

(2) the Director-General shall, subject to the general direction and control of the Chairman, be charged with the direction of the business of the Authority, the organization and execution of the powers, functions and duties of the Authority and the administration and control of the employees of the Authority.

(3) the Director-General shall also function as Secretary to the Authority.

(4) The Secretary shall be entitled to be present and to speak at meetings, but shall not be entitled to vote at such meetings.

(1) The Authority may appoint such officers and servants as it considers necessary for the efficient exercise, discharge and performance of its powers, functions and duties.

(2) The officers and servants of the Authority shall be remunerated in such manner and at such rates, and shall be subject to such conditions of service, as may be determined by such regulations as may be prescribed.

(3) At the request of the Authority any officer in the public service may, with the consent of that officer and the Secretary to the Ministry charged with the subject of Public Administration, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority for such period as may be determined by the Authority with like consent, or be permanently appointed to such staff.

(4) Where any officer in the public service is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority, the provisions of subsection (2) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.

(5) Where any officer in the public service is permanently appointed to the staff of the Authority, the provisions of subsection (3) of section 13 of the Transport Board Law shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to him.

(6) Where the Authority employs any person who has entered into a contract with the Government by which he has agreed to serve the Government for a specified period, any period of service with the Authority by that person shall be regarded as service to the Government for the purpose of discharging the obligations of such contract.

(7) At the request of the Authority any member of the Local Government Service or any other officer or servant of any local authority may with the consent of such member, officer or servant and the Local Government Service Advisory Board or that local authority, as the case may be, be temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority for such period as may be determined by the Authority with like consent or be permanently appointed to such staff on such terms and conditions including those relating to pension or provident fund rights as may be agreed upon by the Authority and the Local Government Service Advisory Board or that local authority.

(8) Where any person is temporarily appointed to the staff of the Authority in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (7), such person shall be subject to the same disciplinary control as any other member of such staff.

(a) to provide a rational, orderly and efficient system of the acquisition, utilization and disposition of land and its resources in order to derive therefrom maximum benefits ; and

(b) to encourage the prudent use and conservation of land resources in order to prevent an imbalance between the needs of the nation and such resources.

(a) a scientifically adequate land inventory and classification system;

(b) a determination of present land uses, the extent to which such land is utilized, underutilized or rendered idle or abandoned ;

(c) a comprehensive and accurate determination of the adaptability of land for community development, agriculture, industry or commerce ;

(d) identification of areas having important historic, cultural, or aesthetic value where uncontrolled development could result in irreparable damage;

(e) a method for exercising control by the Government over the use of land in areas where environment control is deemed necessary ; and

(f) a policy for influencing the location of new areas for the resettlement of persons and the methods for assuring appropriate controls over the use of land in and around such areas,

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(b) promoting a continuing effort on reforestation, timber stand improvement, forest protection, land classification, forest occupancy management, industrial tree plantation, parks and wildlife management, multiple use forest, timber management and forest research.

(1) The Minister shall determine by Order published in the Gazette the activities in respect of which a licence is required to be obtained under this Act (hereinafter referred to as “prescribed activities”) being activities which involve or result in discharging, depositing or emitting waste into the environment causing pollution.

(2) No person shall carry on any prescribed activity except-

(3) Every person who carries on any prescribed activity in contravention of subsection (2) of this section, shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be

(4) Where any person convicted under subsection (3), continues to carry on such activity without obtaining a licence within the time determined by court under that subsection, the court shall upon on application for closure being made by the Director-General or any officer authorized in that behalf by the Director-General, order the closure of the factory or premises in which such prescribed activity is being carried on, until such person obtains a licence under subsection (2) and copy of the licence so obtained is produced before court.

(1) The Authority may, on application being made therefore to the Authority in such form as may be prescribed, and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a licence to any person authorizing such person to discharge, deposit or emit, waste into the environment, in accordance with such standards and criteria as may be prescribed under this Act,

(2) Every licence issued under this Part shall

(1) On receipt of an application under section 23B, the Authority may, where it considers necessary, refer such application to an appropriate Government department or public corporation requesting that a report foe submitted on such application.

(2) Where an application is referred to Government department or public corporation under subsection (1), the Authority shall not take any decision on such application until it receives the report relating to the same from such department or corporation.

(1) Any applicant for a licence under this Part who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Authority to grant a licence, or, any holder of a licence issued under this Part and who is aggrieved by the suspension or cancellation, or refusal to renew a licence so Issued may, within thirty days after the date of the notification of such decision appeal in writing against such refusal, suspension, cancellation or refusal to renew, as the case may be to the Secretary to the Ministry, of the Minister.

(2) The decision of the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister on any such appeal shall be final.

(1) No person shall pollute any waters of Sri Lanka or cause or permit to cause pollution in the inland waters of Sri Lanka so that the physical, chemical or biological condition of the waters is so changed as to make or reasonably expected to make those waters or any part of those waters unclean, noxious, poisonous, impure, detrimental to the health, welfare, safety or property of human beings, poisonous or harmful to animals, birds, wildlife, fish, plants or other forms of life or detrimental to any beneficial use made of those waters.

(2) Without limitation to the generality of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to contravene the provisions of that subsection, if

(3) Every person who contravenes the previsions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction shall be

(4) Where any person convicted of an offence under subsection (3) continues to commit such offence after a period of six weeks from the date of his conviction, the court may upon an application for closure being made by the Director-General or any officer authorized in that behalf by the Director-General order the closure of such factory or trade, or business being carried at such premises, which caused the pollution of in land, coastal or off-shore waters of Sri Lanka, until such time such person takes adequate corrective measures to prevent further damage being caused.

(5) In any case where such person fails to comply with the closure order Issued under subsection (4), the Magistrate shall forthwith order the fiscal of the court requiring and authorizing such fiscal before a date specified in such order not being a date earlier than three or later than seven dear days from the date of issue of such order to close such factory or trade or business being carried at such premises. Such order shall be sufficient authority for the said fiscal or any police officer authorized by him in that behalf to enter the premises with such assistants as the fiscal or such police officer shall deem necessary to close such factory or trade or business being carried at such premises.

(1) No person shall pollute the atmosphere or cause or permit the atmosphere to be polluted so that the physical, chemical or biological condition of the atmosphere is so changed as to make or reasonably be expect ed to make the atmosphere or any part thereof unclean, noxious, poisonous, impure, detrimental to the health, welfare, safety, or property of human beings, poisonous or harmful to animals, birds, wildlife, plant or all other forma of life or detrimental to any beneficial use of the atmosphere.

(2) Without limitation to the generality of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to contravene that subsection If

(3) Every person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of as offence, and on conviction shall be

(4) Where any person convicted of an offence under subsection (3) continues to commit such offence after a period of six weeks from the date of his conviction, the court may upon an application for closure being made by the Director-General or any officer authorized in that behalf by the Director-General order the closure of such factory, trade or business being carried at such premises which cause the pollution of atmosphere until such time, such person takes adequate corrective measures to prevent further damage being caused.

(5) In any case where such person fails to comply with the closure order issued under subjection (5), the Magistrate shall forthwith order the fiscal of the court requiring and authorizing such fiscal, before a date specified in such order not being a date earlier than three or later than seven clear days from the date of issue of such order to close such factory or trade or business being carried at such premises. Such order shall be sufficient authority for the said fiscal or any police officer authorized by him in that behalf to enter the premises with such assistants as the fiscal or such police officer shall deem necessary to close such factory or trade or business being carried at such premises,

(1) No person shall pollute or cause or permit to be polluted any soil or the surface of any land so that the physical, chemical or biological condition of the soil or surface is so changed as to make or be reasonably expected to make the soil or the produce of the soil poisonous or Impure, harmful or potentially harmful to the health or welfare of human beings, poisonous or harmful to animal, birds, wildlife, plants or all other forms of life or obnoxious or, unduly offensive to the senses of human beings or so as to be detrimental to any beneficial use of the land.

(2) Without limitation to the generality of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to contravene that subsection if

(3) Prior exemptions may, however, be granted for valid reasons such as the application of an approved preparation in a de scribed manner for the control of a given pest, provided that such treatment does not damages the soil seriously.

(4) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to a fine not leas than rupees ten thousand and not exceeding rupees one hundred thousand and in the case of a continuing offence to a fine of rupees five hundred for every day on which the offence continues after conviction.

(1) No person shall make or emit or cause or permit to be made or emitted noise greater in volume, intensity or quality than the levels prescribed for tolerable noise except under the authority of a licence issued by the Authority under this Act.

(2) The provisions of sections 23B, 23C, 23D and 23E shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to and in relation to the issue of a license under subsection (1).

(3) Any authority, or institution empowered by any other written law to issue licences relating to any of the matters referred to in this Act, shall, conform to the standards specified under this Act.

(1) Any person who without a licence or contrary to any condition, limitation or restriction to which a licence under this Act or any other written law is subject, makes or causes or permits to be made or emitted noise that is greater to volume, intensity or quality than the standard as may be prescribed for the emission of noise which is tolerable noise in the circumstances, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

(2) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction liable to a fine not less than rupees ten thou sand and not exceeding rupees one hundred thousand and in the case of a continuing offence to a fine of rupees five hundred for every day in which the offence continues after conviction.

(1) No person shall discharge or spill any oil or mixture containing oil into the inland waters of Sri Lanka.

(2) Any person who contravenes the pro visions of subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not less than rupees ten thousand and not exceeding rupees one hundred thousand or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

(1) The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette-

which will endanger the quality of the environment, within the areas specified in the Order.

(2) The Minister may by Order published in. the Gazette require the installation, repair, maintenance or operation of any equipment or industrial plant within the areas specified in the Order.

(3) Any person who contravenes any prohibition or falls to comply with any requirement in any Order made under sub sections (1) and (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, from and after the coming into operation of this Act, all prescribed, projects that are being undertaken in Sri Lanka by any Government department, corporation, statutory heard local authority, company, firm or an individual will be required to obtain approval under this Act for the implementation of such prescribed projects,

(2) The approval referred to in subsection (1) shall have to be obtained from the appropriate project approving agencies concerned or connected with such prescribed project:

Provided however in respect of certain prescribed projects to be determined by the Minister, the project approving agency will grant its approval only with the concurrence of the Authority.

(1) It shall be the duty of all projects approving agencies to require from any Government department, corporate statutory board, local authority, company firm or individual who submit any ed project for its approval to submit within a specified time an initial environmental examination report or an environmental impact assessment report as required by the project approving agency relating to such project and containing such information and particulars as may be prescribed by the Minister for the purpose.

(2) A project approving agency shall on receipt of an environmental impact assessment report submitted to such project approving agency in compliance with the requirements imposed under subsection (1), by Notice published in one newspaper each in the Sinhala, Tamil and English language, notify the place and times at which such report shall be available for inspection by the public to make its comments, if any, thereon.

(3) Any member of the public may with in thirty days of the date on which a notice under subsection (2) is published make his or its comments, if any, thereon to the project approving agency which published such notice, and such project approving agency may, where it considers appropriate in the public interest afford an opportunity to any such person of being heard in support of his comments, and shall have regard to such comments and any other materials if any, elicited at any such hearing, in determining whether to grant its approval for the implementation of such prescribed project.

(4) Where approval is granted for the implementation of any prescribed project, such approval shall be published in the Gazette and in one newspaper each in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages.

(5) An initial environmental examination report submitted in compliance with the requirements imposed under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be a public document for the purposes of sections 74 and 76 of the Evidence Ordinance (Chapter 21) and shall be open for inspection by the public.

(1) Where a project approving agency refuses to grant approval for any prescribed project submitted for its approval, the person or body of persons aggrieved shall have a right to appeal against such decision to the Secretary to the Ministry, of the Minister.

(2) The decision of the Secretary to the Ministry on such appeal of the Minister shall be find.

(1) For the purpose of giving effect to the principles and objects of this Act, the Authority may, by notice in writing served on the occupier of any premises, require that occupier to furnish to the Authority within fourteen days or such longer period as is specified in the notice such information as to any manufacturing, industrial, or trade process carried on in such premises or as to any wastes discharged or likely to be discharged from the said premises as is specified in the notice.

(2) The Authority shall treat all information furnished to it pursuant to any requirement made under subsection (1) with the strictest secrecy and shall not divulge such information to any person other than to a court, subject to subsection (3) for the purpose of any prosecution for an offence under this Act.

(3) Any information furnished or statement made to the Authority pursuant to any requirement made under subsection (1) shall not if the person furnishing the information of making the statement, objects, at the time of furnishing the information or statement, to doing so on the ground that it might tend to incriminate him, be admissible in evidence upon any proceedings against that person for an offence under this Act.

(1) The Director-General or any other officer duly authorized in writing by him may at any time enter any land or premises and may

(2) The Director-General or the officer authorized by him may, where he has reasonable cause to apprehend any serious obstructions in the execution of his duties under subsection (1), enter any land or premises accompanied by a police officer.

(3) Any person who prevents or obstructs the Director-General or an authorized officer in carrying out such inspection or investigation, recording of data or the taking of samples under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.

(1) The Authority shall have the power to issue directives to any person engaged in or about to engage in any development project or scheme which is causing or is likely to cause, damage, or detriment to the environment, regarding the measures to be taken in order to prevent or abate such damage or detriment, and it shall be the duty of such person to comply with such directive.

(2) Where a person fails to comply with any directives issued under subsection (1), the Magistrate may, on application made by the Authority, order the temporary suspension of such project or scheme until such person takes the measures specified in such directive.

(1) The Minister may by Order published in the Gazette declare any area to be an environmental protection area (hereinafter referred to as a ” protection area “).

(2) An Order under subsection (1) declaring an area as a protection area, shall define that area by setting out the metes and bounds of such area.

(1) Where any area has been declared to be a protection area, the Minister may by Order published in the Gazette declare that any planning scheme or project in a protection area under the provisions of any law which is in conflict with any provision of this Act, shall cease to operate in that area. National Environmental (Amendment) 21 Act, No. 56 of 1988

(2) So long as an Order under subsection (1) is in force, the Authority shall be responsible for physical planning of such area in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) the Minister may, at the request of the Authority, declare from time to time by Order published in the Gazette, that with effect from such date as shall be specified in such Order, the Authority shall cease to be the authority responsible for the planning in. such protection area.

(4) So long as an Order under section 24 being in force in relation to a protection area no person other than the Authority shall exercise, perform and discharge any powers, duties and functions relating to planning and development within such projection area. “.

(a) analysts for making analysis of samples taken for the purposes of that Act; and

(b) pollution control officers for inspection and evaluating the records of monitoring prescribed equipment and installations for detecting the presence, quantity nature of waste and their effects on the receiving portions of the environment.

(1) Subject to subsection (5), the Authority may by order, delegate any of its powers, duties and functions under this Act to any Government department, corporation, statutory board, local authority or any public officer.

(2) Where the Authority has delegated any power under subsection (1) to any Government department, corporation, statutory board, local authority or any public officer, any officer of such Government department, corporation, statutory board or local authority as the case may be, or such public officer, may exercise any of the powers which the Director-General would be able to exercise has he seen exercising the powers himself.

(3) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Authority from any responsibility to protect the environment and from administering the provisions of this Act.

(4) An order made under subsection (1) may be revoked or varied at any time by the Authority.

(5) An order under subsection (1) shall not be made by the Authority”

(1) No suit or prosecution shall lie-

(2) Any expense incurred by the Authority in any suit or prosecution brought by or against the Authority before any court shall be paid out of the Fund of the Authority and any costs paid to, or recovered by, the Authority in any such suit or prosecution shall be credited to the Fund of the Authority.

(3) Any expense incurred by any such person as is referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in any suit or prosecution brought against him before any court in respect of any act which is done or is purported to be done by him under this Act or on the direction of the Authority shall, if the court holds that such act was done in good faith, be paid out of the Fund of the Authority, unless such expense is recovered by him in such suit or prosecution.

(1) The Minister may make regulations in respect of all matters which are stated or are required by this Act to be prescribed or for which regulations are required by this Act to be made.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1) the Minister may make regulations in respect of all or any of the following matters:

(3) Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette sad shall come into operation on the date on such publication or upon such later date as may be specified in the regulation.

(4) Every regulation made by the Minister shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before Parliament tot approval. Every regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder. Notification of the date on which any regulation is deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.

(a) alters the quality of any segment or element of the receiving environment so as to effect any beneficial use adversely; or

(b) is hazardous or potentially hazardous to health;’; and