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Environment Protection Act 2017
11Specified principles of environment protection
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11 Specified principles of environment protection
(1) This Chapter specifies the principles of environment protection.
(2) It is the intention of Parliament that in the administration of this Act and the regulations regard should be given to the principles specified in this Chapter.
In making certain decisions under this Act the Authority or the Minister must take into account the principles of environment protection.
New s. 12 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).