THE PUNJAB ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012 is an Act to amend the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997.
Preamble.– Whereas it is expedient to amend the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (XXXIV of 1997) for purposes hereinafter appearing;
It is enacted as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.– (1) This Act may be cited as Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendments in Act XXXIV of 1997.– In the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997 (XXXIV of 1997), hereinafter referred to as the said Act–
(a) for the words “Federal Government”, wherever occurring, the word “Government” shall be substituted;
(b) for the words “Federal Agency”, wherever occurring, the words “Provincial Agency” shall be substituted; and
(c) for the word “National”, wherever occurs, the word “Punjab” shall be substituted.
3. Amendments in section 1 of Act XXXIV of 1997.– In the said Act, in section
1– (a) in sub-section (1), for the word “Pakistan”, the word “Punjab” shall be substituted; and
(b) in sub-section (2), for the word “Pakistan”, the words “Punjab” shall be substituted.
4. Amendments in section 2 of Act XXXIV of 1997.– In the said Act, in section 2–(a) in clause (v), for the word “Pakistan”, the word “Punjab” shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (ix), for the words “Federal Agency or a Provincial Agency”, the words “Provincial Agency” shall be substituted;
(c) clause (xiv) shall be omitted;
(d) for clause (xvi), the following shall be substituted:-
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