Meru South District - UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative
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16.1.4 Regulatory and management tools<br />
Table 51: legislation that impact on human health and environment quality<br />
Title of<br />
legislation<br />
New forest<br />
act<br />
Water act<br />
Public health<br />
act (CAP<br />
242)<br />
Agriculture<br />
Act (CAP<br />
318)<br />
Factories Act<br />
(CAP 519)<br />
Year of<br />
enactment<br />
Aspects of<br />
environment<br />
addressed by<br />
the act<br />
2005 Forest<br />
conservation<br />
2002 -Management<br />
and<br />
conservation<br />
of water<br />
resources<br />
-Protection of<br />
water<br />
catchment<br />
areas<br />
-Sanitation<br />
and hygiene<br />
- -Soil<br />
Conservation<br />
-River bank<br />
protection<br />
Occupational<br />
health and<br />
safety<br />
Mining Conservation<br />
of Nat.<br />
Resources<br />
KWS Act 1976 Conservation<br />
of Natural<br />
Local<br />
Government<br />
(CAP 265)<br />
Physical<br />
Planning<br />
resources<br />
Waste<br />
Management,<br />
conservation<br />
1999 Land use<br />
planning<br />
Chiefs Act Conservation<br />
of resources<br />
78<br />
Implementing<br />
Agency(ies)<br />
Forest<br />
department<br />
-Water<br />
services board<br />
Department of<br />
public health<br />
Ministry of<br />
agriculture<br />
Ministry of<br />
labor<br />
MENR<br />
KWS<br />
Local<br />
Authorities<br />
Physical<br />
Planner<br />
Provincial<br />
Admin<br />
Coordinating<br />
mechanisms<br />
Forest<br />
conservation<br />
communities<br />
Formation of<br />
water users<br />
associations<br />
and river user<br />
associations<br />
at community<br />
level<br />
- -<br />
- -<br />
- -<br />
Areas on<br />
the<br />
overlaps<br />
and<br />
conflicts<br />
with<br />
EMCA<br />
none<br />
-