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Act 5
The National Environment Act 
 2019
 
ACTSSUPPLEMENT No. 2 7th March, 2019ACTS SUPPLEMENT
to The Uganda Gazette No. 10, Volume CXII, dated 7th March, 2019
Printed by UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government.
Act 5
The National Environment Act 
 2019
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ACT, 2019
Section
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
P
ART
 I—P
RELIMINARY
.
1. Commencement.2. Interpretation.3. Right to a decent environment.4. Rights of nature.5. Principles of environment management.
P
ART
 
II
—I
NSTITUTIONAL
 A
RRANGEMENTS
.
Policy Committee on Environment.
6. Policy Committee on Environment.
The Minister.
7. Functions of the Minister.
 National Environment Management Authority.
8. Continuation of National Environment Management Authority.9. Mandate and functions of the Authority.10. Power of the Authority over lead agencies.11. Functions of a lead agency.
 Board of the Authority.
12. Board.13.
Disqualication from appointment to the Board.
14.
Tenure of ofce of Board members.
 
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The National Environment Act 
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Section
15. Functions of the Board.16. Termination of appointment to the Board.17. Filling of vacancies on the Board.18.
Remuneration of Board members.
19. Meetings of the Board.20. Delegation of functions of the Board.
Technical Committees.
21. Appointment of technical committees.
Staff of the Authority.
22. Executive Director.23. Functions of Executive Director.24. Other staff of the Authority.25. Environment Protection Force.
Urban and District Structures for Environmental Management.
26.
Environmental management by urban and district councils.
27. District environment and natural resources committee.28. Functions of district environment and natural resources committees.29. Natural resources conditional grant.30.
Environment ofcer.
P
ART
 III—F
UNDS
 
OF
 
THE
 A
UTHORTY
 
AND
 
THE
 N
ATIONAL
 E
NVIRONMENT
 F
UND
31. Funds of the Authority.32. Continuation of the National Environment Fund.
 
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The National Environment Act 
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33. Administration of the National Environment Fund.34.
Power to open and operate bank accounts.
35.
Powers to borrow.
36. Estimates.37. Financial year of the Authority.38. Accounts.39. Audit.40. Annual report.41.
Duty to operate on sound nancial principles.
42.
Powers of the Minister responsible for nance in relation to
taxation.43.
Compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, 2015.
P
ART
 IV—E
NVIRONMENTAL
 P
LANNING
.
44. Environmental planning at the national level.45.
Environmental planning by lead agencies.
46. State of environment report.47. Strategic environmental assessment.48. Land use planning.49. Environment management systems.
P
ART
 V—M
ANAGEMENT
 
OF
 
THE
 G
REEN
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NVIRONMENT
50. Scope of this Part.
Special Conservation Areas
51. Declaration of special conservation areas.
 Environmental Management of Lakes, Rivers and Natural Beaches.
52.
Restrictions on the use of lakes and rivers.
53.
Protection of riverbanks, lakeshores and natural beaches.
 Management and Utilisation of Wetlands
54. Management of wetlands.55. Restrictions on the use of wetlands.
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