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