Section 92 of The Environmental Management and Coordination Act CAP 387: Regulations of toxic and hazardous materials etc

The Cabinet Secretary may, on the advice of the Authority make regulations prescribing the procedure and criteria for—
(a) classification of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials in accordance with their toxicity and the hazard they present to the human health and to the environment;
(b) registration of chemicals and materials;
(c) labelling of chemicals and materials;
(d) packaging for chemicals and materials;
(e) advertising of chemicals and materials;
(f) control of imports and exports of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials permitted to be so imported or exported;
(g) distribution, storage, transportation and handling of chemicals and materials;
(h) monitoring of the effect of chemicals and their residue on human health and the environment;
(i) disposal of expired and surplus chemicals and materials; and
(j) restriction and banning of toxic and hazardous substances and energy.

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Section 98 - Offences relating to pesticides and toxic substances

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Section 99 - Seizure of pesticides and toxic substances

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Section 103 - Exemptions in respect of noise standards

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Section 110 - Reconsideration of environmental restoration order

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Section 111 - Issue of environmental restoration order by a court

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Section 113 - Application to court for environmental easement

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Section 114 - Enforcement of environmental easements

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Section 115 - Registration of environmental easements

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Section 116 - Compensation for environmental easements

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Section 117 - Appointment of Environmental Inspectors

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Section 118 - Environmental Inspector’s powers to prosecute

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Section 122 - Transmission of records to the Authority

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Section 129 - Appeals to the Tribunal

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Section 130 - Appeals to the Environment and Environment and Land Court

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Section 134 - Remuneration of members of Tribunal

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Section 134A - Staff of the Tribunal

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Section 135 - Appointment of a Secretary to the Tribunal

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