ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
Power to
prescribe
environmental
quality standards

 
 
30. The Minister may, on the advice of the Council, prescribe environmental quality standards generally and, in particular, for air, water, soil, noise, vibrations, radiation, effluent and solid waste. 

The prescription of the environmental quality standards under subsection (1) shall be based on scientific and environmental principles and shall take into account the practicability and availability of appropriate technology for ensuring compliance with such standards. 

The Minister may prescribe different environmental quality standards to apply in different areas of Malawi with respect to different segments of the environment and the Minister may, from time to time, vary such standards. 
 


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Part VI | Part VII | Part VIII | Part IX | Part X | Part XI | Part XII | Part XIII 
 I Assent,  Bakili Muluzi