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The document is an audit checklist for the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (EPA) that contains 34 questions regarding the agency's compliance with requirements of the Pakistan Environment Protection Act of 1997. The questions address whether the EPA has: 1) coordinated enforcement of the act and approved national environmental policies; 2) established national environmental quality standards; and 3) developed mechanisms for monitoring, inspections, and enforcement of environmental regulations.
The document is an audit checklist for the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (EPA) that contains 34 questions regarding the agency's compliance with requirements of the Pakistan Environment Protection Act of 1997. The questions address whether the EPA has: 1) coordinated enforcement of the act and approved national environmental policies; 2) established national environmental quality standards; and 3) developed mechanisms for monitoring, inspections, and enforcement of environmental regulations.
The document is an audit checklist for the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (EPA) that contains 34 questions regarding the agency's compliance with requirements of the Pakistan Environment Protection Act of 1997. The questions address whether the EPA has: 1) coordinated enforcement of the act and approved national environmental policies; 2) established national environmental quality standards; and 3) developed mechanisms for monitoring, inspections, and enforcement of environmental regulations.
1. Has the organization co-ordinate and supervise enforcement of the provisions of this Act. 2. Has the organization approve comprehensive national environmental policies and ensure their implementation within the framework of a national conservation strategy. 3. Has the organization approve the National Environmental Quality Standards. 4. Has the organzaition provide guidelines for the protection and conservation of species, habitats, and biodiversityand for the conservation of renewable and non-renewable resources. 5. Has the organization co-ordinate integration of the principles and concerns of sustainable development into national development plans and policies. 6. Has the organization consider the National Environment Report and give appropriate directions. 7. Has the organization prepare, submit, promote or implement projects for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, the prevention and control of pollution. 8. Has the organization prepare, in co-ordination with the appropriate Government Agency and in consultation with the concerned sectoral Advisory Committees, national environmental policies for approval by the Council 9. Has the organization take all necessary measures for the implementation of the national environmental policies approved by the Council. 10. Has the organization prepare and publish an annual National Environment Report on the state of the environment. 11. Has the organization prepare, establish and revise the National Environmental Quality Standards with approval of the Council. 12. Has the organization establish standards for the quality of the ambient air, water and land. 13. Has the organization prepared and implemented different standards for discharge or emission from different sources and for different areas. 14. Has the organization establish systems and procedures for surveys, surveillance, monitoring, measurement, examination, investigation, research, inspection and audit to prevent and control pollution, and to estimate the costs of Page 1 of 3
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Pakistan Environment Protection Act(1997) Requirements / Questions cleaning up pollution and rehabilitating the environment. 15. Has the organization taken measures to promote research and the development of science and technology which may contribute to the prevention of pollution, protection of the environment, and sustainable development. 16. Has the organization certify one or more laboratories as approved laboratories for conducting tests. 17. Has the organization identify the needs for and initiate legislation in various sectors of the environment. 18. Has the organization take samples of any materials, products, articles or substances or of the effluent, wastes or air pollutants being discharged or emitted or of air, water or land in the vicinity of the discharge or emission. 19. Has the organization arrange for test and analysis of the samples at a certified laboratory. 20. Has the organization been providing financial assistance to the projects designed for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, the prevention and control of pollution, the sustainable development of resources and for research in any aspect of environment. 21. Has the organization communicated that no person shall discharge or emit or allow the discharge or emission of any effluent or waste or air pollutant or noise in an amount, concentration or level which is in excess of the National Environmental Quality Standards. 22. Has the organization communicated to employees that levy a pollution charge on any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of the clause mentioned above. 23. Has the organization review the initial environmental examination and accord its approval. 24. Has the organization review the environmental impact assessment and accord its approval. 25. Has the organization communicated its approval or otherwise within a period of four months from the date the initial environmental examination or environmental impact assessment. 26. Has the organization maintain separate registers for initial environmental examination and Page 2 of 3
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Pakistan Environment Protection Act(1997) Requirements / Questions environmental impact assessment projects. 27. Has the organization communicated that no person shall import hazardous waste in Pakistan and its territorial waters, Exclusive economic Zone and historic waters. 28. Has the organization communicate that no person shall operate a motor vehicle from which air pollutants or noise are being emitted in an amount, concentration or level which is in excess of the National Environmental Quality Standards. 29. Has the organization prepared the mechanism for the penalties in case of violation from the standards. Labs/NEQS Requirements/Questions 30. Has the organization developed Lab/NEQS section develop and implementation on National Environmental Quality Standard (NEQS). 31. Has the organization analyze industrial and municipal effluent samples, report results and maintain records. 32. Has the organization set procedures for sampling, transportation, storage and testing of samples. 33. Has the organization developed a mechanism for monitoring of industrial sites/ware houses making site inspection report . 34. Has the organization developed a mechanism for lnspection/Monitoring of complaints regarding the environmental issues.