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Environment (Protection) Act
An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith.
| Act Id | 198629 |
| Act Number | 29 |
| Enactment Date | 1986-05-23 |
| Act Year | 1986 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Enforcement Date | 19-11-1986 |
- PRELIMINARY
- GENERAL POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
- PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUCTION
- 7 Persons carrying on industry, operations, etc., not to allow emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards
- 8 Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards
- 9 Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases
- 10 Powers of entry and inspection
- 11 Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith
- 12 Environmental laboratories
- 13 Government Analysts
- 14 Reports of Government Analysts
- 15 Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions
- 16 Offences by companies
- 17 Offences by Government Departments
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 18 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 19 Cognizance of offences
- 20 Information, reports or returns
- 21 Members, officers and employees of the authority constituted under Section 3 to be public servants
- 22 Bar of jurisdiction
- 23 Power to delegate
- 24 Effect of other laws
- 25 Power to make rules
- 26 Rules made under this Act to be laid before Parliament
