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Laws & Regulations

April 5, 2023 Blog

National Environment Act, Cap 181

The Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019

Mining_Act, 2003

Water_act Cap. 152

The National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 8/2003

National Environment (Audit) Regulation, 2020

National Environment (Management of Ozone Depleting Substances & Products) Regulations S.I. No. 48 of 2020

National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations S.I. No. 49 of 2020, 153-2

Petroleum (Waste Management) Regulations S.I. No. 3 of 2019

National Environment (Mountanous and Hilly Areas_Management) Regulations 152-6

Minimum Standards for Management of Soil

National Environment (Noise Standards and Control) Regulations

National Environment (Wetlands, riverbanks and lake Shores Management) Regulations 153-5

National Environment (Standards for Discharge of Effluent into Water or Land) Regulations 2020

National Environment (Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response) Regulations, 2020

National Environment (Environmental and Social Assessment) Regulations S.I. No. 143 of 2020

Guidelines for the Management of Landfills in Uganda December 2020

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Guidelines 2020

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