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Law of 19 January 2012 on the establishment of the Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Law Council for the Environment and Infrastructure)
We Beatrix, at the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc.
All of them, who will see or hear these, saluut! do know:
In this regard, we considered that it would be desirable to set up a dedicated college of opinion on the broad lines of policy on the environment and infrastructure, including the simultaneous lifting of the VROM Council, the Council of Ministers for the Development of Europe and the Council for the traffic and water state and the Council for the rural area;
In this way, we, the Council of State, and with the mean consultations of the States-General, have been well-regarded and understood to be right and to be understood by the following:
There is a Council for the living environment and infrastructure, hereinafter referred to as the Council.
The task of the Council is to advise the Government and the two Chambers of the States-General on strategic policy issues relating to the sustainable development of the environment and infrastructure, in particular in the field of living, spatial planning, environment, climate policy, water, energy infrastructure, agriculture, nature, food (quality), transport and transport and the spatially-economic development, whether or not interrelated.
2 The Council also has the task of advising the Government and the two Chambers of the States-General on the main lines of policy and legislation aimed at preventing accidents and disasters resulting from the use, storage, production and production of disasters. the transport of dangerous substances and the limitation of the consequences of such accidents and disasters.
The Law on the VROM Board and the Law on the council for the rural area shall be withdrawn.
This Act shall enter into force from the day following the date of issue of the Official Gazette, in which it is placed, with the exception of Article 2, second paragraph , which will enter into force at a time to be determined by royal decree.
This law is cited as: "Council for the Environment and Infrastructure Act" or as "Act RLI".
Burdens and orders that it will be placed in the Official Gazette, and that all ministries, authorities, colleges and officials who so concern will keep their hands on the precise execution.
' s-Gravenhage, 19 January 2012
Beatrix
The Minister for Infrastructure and the Environment,
M. H. Schultz van Haegen-Maas Geesteranus
The Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations,
J. W. E. Spies
Issued the 10th of February 2012The Minister for Security and Justice,
I. W. Opstelten
