The present Act lays down provisions relating to environmental protection. At the outset the text contains a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as “Chief Environmental Protection Officer”, “contaminant”, “court”, “discharge”, “endanger”, “environment”, “inspector”, “licence”, “permit”, “person”, “substance”. Inter alia, the Minister may: a) establish, operate and maintain stations to monitor the quality of the environment in the Territories; b) conduct research st