《Environmental Conservation Law-Translation》.pdf

The Environmental Conservation Law The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 9 / 2012 The 8th Waxing Day of Tagu, 1373 M. E. (30th March, 2012) The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hereby enacts this Law: Chapter I Title and Definition 1. This Law shall be called the Environmental Conservation Law. 2. The following expressions contained in this Law shall have the meanings given hereunder: (a) Environment means the physical factors in the human environment, including land, water, atmosphere, climate, sound, odour, taste, the biological factors of various animals and plants and historical, cultural, social and aesthetic factors; (b) Environmental Quality means the balance of nature including man made objects and also animals, plants, natural resources for the benefit of sustainability of nature and human beings; (c) Environmental Quality Standard means the parameters of general quality for enhancement and conservation of environmental quality for environmental situations; (d) Environmental Audit means periodic, systematically documented and objective evaluation to determine the followings: (i) correspond with regulatory requirements on environmental conservation; (ii) environmental management system; (iii) various possible environmental r