दफा ३०
Special Provision Relating To Environment Protection Areas
(1) The Government of Nepal may, in consultation with the Provincial Government and concerned Local Level and by a notification in the Nepal Gazette, maintain as an environment protection area any place containing a natural heritage or aesthetic place which is considered extremely significant from the point of view of environmental protection or any place of historical or cultural importance.
(2) In making any road, building, river management or other physical infrastructures, the Government of Nepal may, in coordination with the concerned body and by a notification in the Nepal Gazette, specify any specific area as an open or green area with a view to protecting the environment of such area.
(3) Prohibition may be imposed on any such act as prescribed within the environment protection area maintained pursuant to sub-section (1) or open or green area specified pursuant to sub-section (2).
(4) In cases where it appears that adverse impacts have been caused, are likely to be caused, on public health or environment of any specific area or place
as a result of excessive environmental pollution, soil erosion, excessive exploitation of natural heritages or occurrence of a natural calamity in such area or place, the Government of Nepal may, in consultation with the concerned Local Level, issue any appropriate order for the balance, management or restoration of the environment, upon specifying such an area or place as a sensitive area from the environmental viewpoint.
(5) The Government of Nepal may specify any place in which any injurious or hazardous substance or wastes are stored or disposed or there is excessive pollution for other reason as a polluted area and prevent the movement of public there.
(6) In cases where there is improvement from the environmental viewpoint in the place referred to in sub-section (4) or (5), such area may be removed from the list of sensitive area or polluted area.
(7) Participation of the local community maybe forged in the management of any area maintained or specified pursuant to this Section for the protection of environment.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section and Section 36, “local community” means the community residing within or in neighborhood of such an area.
(8) There shall be participation of the local community as prescribed in the benefits resulted from the management of the area managed pursuant to sub-section (7).
(2) In making any road, building, river management or other physical infrastructures, the Government of Nepal may, in coordination with the concerned body and by a notification in the Nepal Gazette, specify any specific area as an open or green area with a view to protecting the environment of such area.
(3) Prohibition may be imposed on any such act as prescribed within the environment protection area maintained pursuant to sub-section (1) or open or green area specified pursuant to sub-section (2).
(4) In cases where it appears that adverse impacts have been caused, are likely to be caused, on public health or environment of any specific area or place
as a result of excessive environmental pollution, soil erosion, excessive exploitation of natural heritages or occurrence of a natural calamity in such area or place, the Government of Nepal may, in consultation with the concerned Local Level, issue any appropriate order for the balance, management or restoration of the environment, upon specifying such an area or place as a sensitive area from the environmental viewpoint.
(5) The Government of Nepal may specify any place in which any injurious or hazardous substance or wastes are stored or disposed or there is excessive pollution for other reason as a polluted area and prevent the movement of public there.
(6) In cases where there is improvement from the environmental viewpoint in the place referred to in sub-section (4) or (5), such area may be removed from the list of sensitive area or polluted area.
(7) Participation of the local community maybe forged in the management of any area maintained or specified pursuant to this Section for the protection of environment.
Explanation: For the purposes of this Section and Section 36, “local community” means the community residing within or in neighborhood of such an area.
(8) There shall be participation of the local community as prescribed in the benefits resulted from the management of the area managed pursuant to sub-section (7).