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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 />

-

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