Air Pollution Act

The main objectives of this legislation are the preservation of the natural composition of atmosphere, the prevention and reduction of air pollution, and to provide institutional provisions in the field of atmospheric air protection.

 

(in Art. 24) It states that organizations whose activities are related to the emission of pollutants, greenhouse gases or ozone-depleting substances into the atmosphere shall: 
·       comply with air pollution control rules pertaining to the operation of structures, installations and equipment;

·       prevent the release of ozone-depleting substances into the atmospheric air,

·       carry out primary purification in order to reuse them; 

·       establish own maximum permissible pollutant emission standards into the air;

·       take measures to reduce and (or) prevent emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air and harmful physical effects on it; 

·       monitor compliance with emission standards, keep records and submit related reports; 

·       provide sampling and make measurements to determine the quantitative and qualitative composition of emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air; 

·       not allow combustion of fuel, substances or mixtures of substances, used as fuel in places and (or) devices not intended for its combustion; 

·       take measures to reduce and prevent emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere; 

·       take measures promote energy-saving or resource-saving technologies and the use of clean energy sources; 

·       take measures to prevent sudden and powerful release of emissions as well as emergency emissions of pollutants into the air, the occurrence of potentially dangerous situations, as well as to reduce transboundary air pollution.

 

Furthermore, stationary sources must comply with maximum permissible pollutant emission standards that are determined based on state environmental expertise (Art. 11). Activities of extraction, transportation and processing of raw mineral materials must be carried out in compliance with the rules on air pollution prevention and reduction instituted by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection (Art. 20).

 

This act also outlines provisions regarding air quality standards (Art. 7), the different institutional responsibilities from local governmental bodies, citizens and non-governmental non-profit organizations (Art. 5), and other matters related to air pollution.

According to Art.24, compensation payments for harmful effects on the atmospheric air are envisaged. These payments are to be collected from enterprises, institutions and organizations in the manner and in the amount established by law (Art. 25).

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