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Environment Protection Act

consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.

Later amending instruments held: Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 (Act No 11 of 2018), Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 (Act No 14 of 2019), Covid-19 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020, Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Act No 15 of 2022), Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024).

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Sections

  1. 1 Short title
  2. 2 Environmental stewardship
  3. 3 Interpretation
  4. 4 Application of Act
  5. PART II: ADMINISTRATION
  6. 5 The National Environment Commission
  7. 6 Functions and powers of Commission
  8. 7 Powers of Minister
  9. 8 The Department of Environment
  10. 9 Police de l’Environnement
  11. 10 The National Network for Sustainable Development
  12. 11 Objects of National Network for Sustainable Development
  13. 12 Technical advisory committee
  14. 12A Multilateral Environmental Agreements Co-ordinating Committee
  15. PART III: ENFORCING AGENCIES
  16. 13 Enforcing agencies
  17. 14 The Environment Coordination Committee
  18. PART X: 156A. Control of waste
  19. 14A Permit for undertaking
  20. PART IV: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
  21. 15 Prohibition to carry out an undertaking
  22. 16 Preliminary environmental report
  23. 17 Non-listed activity
  24. 18 Application for EIA licence
  25. 19 Consultancy
  26. 20 Public comment
  27. 21 Review of EIA
  28. 22 EIA Committee
  29. 23 Decision on EIA
  30. 24 EIA approval
  31. 25 Submission of fresh EIA
  32. 26 Transfer of undertaking
  33. 27 Effect of EIA licence
  34. 28 Exemption
  35. 28A EIA/PER Monitoring Committee
  36. 28B Temporary measures during COVID-19 period inserted by Act No 1 of 2020
  37. PART V: SPILL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY
  38. 29 Emergency measures
  39. 30 Interventions of Director
  40. 31 Clean-up and removal operations
  41. 32 Liability for spill
  42. 33 Recovery of expenses
  43. 34 Environmental emergency
  44. 34A Other threat to the environment
  45. 35 Powers in case of emergency or spill
  46. 36 Regulations under this Part
  47. PART VI: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS
  48. 37 Issue of standards and guidelines
  49. 38 Standards for water
  50. 39 Effluent limitations
  51. 40 Standards for air
  52. 41 Standards for noise
  53. 42 Standards for hazardous wastes
  54. 43 Standards for non-hazardous wastes
  55. 44 Standards for pesticide residues
  56. 45 Standards for odours
  57. 46 Standards for built-up environment
  58. 47 Quality control of laboratories
  59. 48 Industrial waste audit
  60. PART VII: COASTAL AND MARITIME ZONE MANAGEMENT
  61. 49 Interpretation under this Part
  62. 50 ICZM Committee
  63. 51 Protection of zone
  64. 52 Dumping in zone
  65. PART VIII: THE TRIBUNAL
  66. 53 Interpretation of Part VIII
  67. 54 Jurisdiction of Tribunal
  68. PART IX: THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FUND
  69. 59 The National Environment Fund
  70. 60 Objects of Fund
  71. 61 The Board
  72. 62 Income and disbursement
  73. 63 Audit and accounts
  74. 64 Regulations in respect of Fund
  75. PART X: ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION FEE
  76. 65 Interpretation
  77. 66 Charge to environment protection fee
  78. 67 Registration of enterprise or activity
  79. 68 Penalty and interest for late payment of fee
  80. 69 Assessment and recovery of fee
  81. PART XA: ADVANCE RECYCLING FEE
  82. 69B Interpretation
  83. 69B Interpretation inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  84. 69C Charge of advance recycling fee
  85. 69C Charge of advance recycling fee inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  86. 69D Registration of manufacturer, assembler or importer
  87. 69D Registration of manufacturer, assembler or importer inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  88. 69E Penalty for late payment of advance recycling fee
  89. 69E Penalty for late payment of advance recycling fee inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  90. 69F Recovery of advance recycling fee
  91. 69F Recovery of advance recycling fee inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  92. 69G Payment into Fund
  93. 69G Payment into Fund inserted by Act No 18 of 2016
  94. PART XI: ENFORCEMENT
  95. 70 Programme approval
  96. 71 Enforcement notice
  97. 72 Prohibition notice
  98. 73 Stop order
  99. 74 General provisions on notices
  100. 75 Consultation on notices
  101. 76 Variation notice
  102. 77 Service of notice
  103. 78 Revocation of notices
  104. 79 Powers of entry
  105. 80 Entry and arrest without warrant
  106. 81 Entry of a dwelling house
  107. 82 Authorised officer to produce authority
  108. 83 Obstruction of an authorised officer
  109. 84 Compliance monitoring
  110. 85 Offences
  111. 86 Powers of Court
  112. 87 Prosecution and jurisdiction
  113. 88 Fixed penalties
  114. 89 Eyesores
  115. PART XII: APPLICATION OF ACT TO RODRIGUES
  116. 90 Rodrigues Environment Committee
  117. 91 Powers of Island Chief Executive
  118. 92 Regulations for Rodrigues
  119. PART XIII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
  120. 93 Protection from liability
  121. 94 Disclosure of information
  122. 95 Code of practice
  123. 96 Regulations
  124. 99 Consequential amendments
  125. PART X: 156A. Control of waste
  126. 100 Commencement
  127. 156A Control of waste
  128. FOURTH SCHEDULE
  129. 1
  130. 2
  131. 3
  132. 4
  133. 5
  134. 6
  135. FIFTH SCHEDULE
  136. 1 Construction of helipads
  137. 2 Coral crushing and processing
  138. 3
  139. 4 Depot for 50 buses or more
  140. 5 Discotheque or night-club
  141. 6 Food processing industry, excluding small and medium enterprises
  142. 7 Foundry, smelting plant or metallurgical work
  143. 8 Galvanising industry
  144. 9 Industrial-scale laundry and dry-cleaning within one kilometre of high water
  145. 10 Land reclamation and backfilling
  146. 11 Manufacture of animal feed
  147. 12 Manufacture of ceramics
  148. 13 Manufacture of paint, pigment and varnish
  149. 14 Manufacture of photographic films
  150. 15 Manufacture of plastics and plastic products
  151. 16 Manufacture of rubber products
  152. 17 Mechanical removal of marine flora such as sea grasses and marine algae
  153. 18 Parcelling out of land above 5 hectares for agricultural purposes, where the
  154. 19 Quarantine station for livestock
  155. 20 Ready-mix concrete plant
  156. 21 Rearing of livestock, including cattle, goat, pig and sheep
  157. 22 Rearing of poultry above 5000 heads
  158. 23 Recycling plant
  159. 24 Rendering plant
  160. 25 Sawmill
  161. 26 Slaughter house
  162. 27 Textile industry associated with washing, bleaching and printing
  163. 28 Timber treatment plant
  164. 14A Fish farm in the fish farming zones under section 8A of the Fisheries and
  165. 29 Manufacture and packing of cement
  166. 30 Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
  167. 31
  168. 32 Municipal wastewater treatment plant
  169. 33 Offshore sand mining
  170. 34
  171. 35 Petroleum refinery
  172. 36 Power generating plants
  173. 37 Pulp and paper manufacture
  174. 38 Rearing of monkeys
  175. 39 Rock quarrying
  176. 40 Sea outfall
  177. 41 Shipyard and dry dock
  178. 42 Stone crushing plant, other than a stone crushing plant set up temporarily
  179. 43 Sugar factory or refinery
  180. 44 Tannery and leather finishing
  181. 45 Transfer station for solid waste
  182. 46 Used or waste oil treatment and disposal
  183. SIXTH SCHEDULE
  184. 1 Agriculture
  185. 2 Fisheries and Marine Resources
  186. 3 Health
  187. 4 Housing and Lands
  188. 5 Industry
  189. 6 Local Government
  190. 7 Public Infrastructure
  191. 8 Water Resources
  192. 9 Waste Water
  193. SEVENTH SCHEDULE
  194. 1 The Ministry responsible for the subject of environment
  195. 2 The Ministry responsible for the subject of local government
  196. 3 The Ministry responsible for the subject of fisheries
  197. 4 The Ministry responsible for the subject of marine resources
  198. 5 The Ministry responsible for the subject of housing and lands
  199. 6 The Ministry responsible for the subject of shipping and port development
  200. 7 The Ministry responsible for the subject of tourism
  201. 8 The Ministry responsible for the subject of agriculture
  202. 9 The Ministry responsible for the subject of water resources
  203. 10 The Island Chief Executive or his representative
  204. 11 Every Municipal Council and every District Council
  205. 12 The National Coast Guard
  206. 13 The Police Force
  207. 14 The Waste Water Management Authority
  208. 15 Mauritius Ports Authority
  209. 16 The Meteorological Services
  210. 17 The University of Mauritius
  211. 18 The Mauritius Oceanography Institute
  212. 19 The Association des Hôteliers et Restaurateurs, Ile Maurice (AHRIM)
  213. 20 The Beach Authority
  214. 21 The Police de l’Environnement
  215. 22 The Central Water Authority
  216. EIGHTH SCHEDULE
  217. 1 Hotel 0.85 per cent of monthly Within 20 days after
  218. 2 Guest house or tourist 0.85 per cent of monthly Within 20 days after
  219. 3 Premises used in connec- 0.75 per cent of monthly Within 20 days after
  220. 4 Premises used in connec- Within 20 days after
  221. NINTH SCHEDULE
  222. 1 Discarding, placing, throwing, leaving behind or causing to
  223. 2 Discarding, placing, throwing, leaving behind or causing to
  224. 3 Smoking any tobacco product on any office premises or in
  225. 4 Smoking any tobacco product on any premises of an educational institution 6,000
  226. 5 Failure to comply with an eyesore abatement notice 10,000
  227. 6 Affixing a poster elsewhere than on a designated site or in 6,000
  228. 7 Unnecessary horning in any place 5,000
  229. ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
  230. 1 Depositing or dumping household, commercial or trade refuse, vehicle
  231. 2
  232. 3 Keeping of any house, tenement or other building in a state of disrepair,
  233. 4
  234. 5
  235. 6 Keeping any house, tenement, wall or any other structure or building in a