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GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7332
GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7332
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION ACT
(Cap. 387)
ACT
IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the
Cabinet:
COGNIZANT that every person has a right to a clean and healthy environment under Article 42 of the Constitution and affirming that the right to a clean and healthy environment is reflected in the provisions of section 3 of the Act;
RECOGNISING that asbestos has been classified as a restricted chemical under paragraph 1 of Part I of the Sixth Schedule to the
Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Management of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Materials) Regulations, 2024;
AFFIRMING that roofing materials containing or composed of asbestos pose a serious continuing threat to health;
RESOLVED that each proprietor, owner, operator or person in charge of any buildings, premises or facilities shall safely remove therefrom and safely dispose of all roofing materials containing or composed of asbestos and that such safe removal and disposal shall be in accordance with sections 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 of the Act and paragraphs 2 (1) (c) and 3 (12) (k) of the Second Schedule to the Act.
Dated the 21st May, 2025.
DEBORAH M. BARASA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry.
Dated the 21st May, 2025.
DEBORAH M. BARASA,
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry.
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Details
- Act / Legislation
- THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION ACT
- Reference
- Cap. 387
- Section
- section 3
- Signed By
- DEBORAH M. BARASA
- Title
- Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry
- Date Signed
- 21st May 2025
- Page
- 3
- Extraction Method
- regex
Source Gazette
Vol. CXXVII No. 119
Published 10th January 2025