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Environment Court Act, 2000 (Act No. 11 of 2000).

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The Act includes the following:1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Overriding effect of the Act 4. Establishment of Environment Courts 5. Jurisdiction of Environment Court 5A. Penalty for violating court’s order 5B. Trial of certain offences by Special Magistrates 5C. Trial procedure in Special Magistrate’s Court 6. Power of entry, search, etc. 7. Procedure for investigation 7A. Assistance from law enforcing agencies and other authorities 8. Procedure and power of Environment Court 9. Conversion of
Title
Environment Court Act, 2000 (Act No. 11 of 2000).
Country
Bangladesh
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
2002
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Title abbreviation
An Act to provide for the establishment of environment courts and matters incidental thereto.
Glossary term(s)
institution building
payment for ecosystem service
ecosystem management
ecosystem service
ecosystem preservation
ecosystem approach
jurisprudence
compensation
ECOLEX region
Asia
Least Developed Countries
Southern Asia
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/bgd42277.pdf
Amends
Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. (Act No. 1 of 1995)(as amended by Act Nos 12 of 2000 and 9 of 2002).