Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), article 87

87. (1) The Minister may with effect from such date as may be established by notice in the Gazette repeal the Environment and Development Planning Act and different dates, rules and procedures may be so establish ed for the revocation and, or applicability of different provisions thereof. Cap. 504. (2) The Minister may by regulations made under this Act, provide that for the words "Director" and "Director Environment Protection", wherever they may occur in regulations made under the Environment and Development Planning Act , there shall be substituted the word "Authority" and any definition of "Directo r" and "Director Environment Protection" in regulations made under the same Acts shall be deleted. Cap. 504. (3) Any order, rule, regulation, bye-law, notice, plan or policy or other instrument having the force of law made under the authority or kept in force under any of the provisions of the Environment and Development Planning Act shall continue in force and shall continue to have effect as if made under this Act and may be amended, substituted or revoked accordingly. Cap. 504. (4) Any licence, permission, authority, order, notice or certificate, or any prosecution or charges granted or made unde r or kept in force under any of the provisions of the Environment and Development Planning Act and still in force immediately before the date of coming into force of this Act, shall as from such date continue in force as if it wer e a licence, permission, authorit y, order, notice or certificate, or prosecution or charges granted or made under a corresponding provision of this Act, and any such licence, permission, authority, order, notice or certificate, o r prosecution or charges as aforesai d shall be treated and dealt with accordingly: Provided that in the case of any such licence, permission, authority, order, notice or cer tificate issued as operative for a specific period, such licence, p ermission, authority, order, no tice or certificate shall remain operative for such a period from the d ate such licence, permission, authority, order, notice or certifica te was issued. Cap. 504. (5) The Environment Fund established under the provisions of article 32, shall perform and su cceed all the functions, assets , rights, liabilities and obligations of the Environment Fund established under the provisions of the Environment and Development Planning Act . (6) The Minister may by regulations made under this Act provide that the Authority shall be considered as the competent Authority for any matters listed in this article. Transitory provisions. Added by: XVII.2024.9. Act No. XVII of 2024.