Lower Austria Environment Liability Law.

[摘要] With a view to preventing and remedying environmental damage, the present Act lays down provisions relating to environmental liability based on the “polluter pays” principle. The Act applies do damage inflicted on water and on land. The text consists of 14 articles as follows: Purpose (1); Sphere of application (2); Exceptions (3); Definition of terms (4), Preventive measures (5); Restoration activities (6); Fixation of restorative measures (7); Cost resulting from prevention and restoration act

[发布日期] 2009-01-01

[关键词] Basic legislation;Liability/compensation;Polluter pays principle;Environmental fees/charges;Environmental planning;Environmental standards;Offences/penalties;Enforcement/compliance;Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution;Sustainable use [时效性] Effective