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Nyakaana v National Environment Management Authority and Others (Constitutional Appeal 5 of 2011)

Citation: [2015] UGSC 14 Court: Supreme Court Decided: 20 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Uganda
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Held that sections 67, 68 and 70 of the National Environment Act, allowing NEMA to issue restoration orders without a prior hearing, are constitutional; property rights yield to environmental protection.

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