新《水污染防治法》第七十四条法律适用之困境

Dilemma Analysis of the Application of Article 74 of the Revised Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law

新修订的《水污染防治法》明确规定超标排污水污染物属违法行为,要承担法律责任。但是,由于该法第七十四条"应缴纳排污费"之规定不明确,造成了实践中法律适用的困境。文章从超标排污行为的持续时间、超标排放的污染因子与间接排放三个方面,对该条进行法律解释,阐明法条真意,以使法律得到正确适用。

The revised Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law clearly defines that it is illegal to discharge water pollutants if they exceed the pollutant discharge standards and that those who discharge the pollutants should bear the legal responsibility. However, this has brought about the dilemma of the application of the law because in Article 74, the provision of ＂pollution discharge fees should be paid＂ is not explicitly indicated. In order to make the correct application of the law, this paper interprets this article from three respects： the duration of this illegal act, the pollution agent and the indirect discharge of pollutants.