“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Ministry for which the Minister is responsible; “State land” means land vested in the President; “smoke” includes fly ash, soot, grit and gritty particles emitted in smoke; “transport conveyance” means any motor vehicle, train, boat, aircraft or other similar conveyance; “user”, in relation to land, means a person, other than an owner or occupier, who has or exercises any rights in, over or upon land or who makes use of land in any way; “water” includes— (a) surface water; and (b) all water which rises naturally on any private land or drains or falls naturally on to any private land, even if it does not visibly join any public stream; and (c) all ground water; “waste” includes domestic, commercial or industrial material, whether in a liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive form, which is discharged, emitted or deposited into the environment in such volume, composition or manner as to cause pollution; “wetland” means any area of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, and includes riparian land adjacent to the wetland; “works” means measures taken or to be taken or anything whatsoever constructed or to be constructed with a view to managing the environment. 3 Application of this Act in relation to other laws (1) Except where it is expressly provided to the contrary, this Act shall be construed as being in addition to and not in substitution for any other law which is not in conflict or inconsistent with this Act. (2) If any other law is in conflict or inconsistent with this Act, this Act shall prevail. PART II GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF MINISTER 4 Environmental rights and principles of environmental management (1) Every person shall have a right to— (a) a clean environment that is not harmful to health; and (b) access to environmental information; and (c) protect the environment for the benefit of present and future generations and to participate in the implementation of the promulgation of reasonable legislative, policy and other measures that⎯ (i) prevent pollution and environmental degradation; and (ii) secure ecologically sustainable management and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development. (2) Subject to this Act, the following principles of environmental management shall apply to the actions of all persons and all government agencies, where those actions significantly affect the environment— 11