Lawgist7AEstablishment of Environmental Relief Fund
1[ 7A. Establishment of Environmental Relief Fund.(1) The Central Government may, by notification, establish a fund to be known as the Environmental Relief Fund.
(2) The Relief Fund shall be utilised for paying, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the scheme made under sub-section (3),relief under the award made by the Collector under section 7.
(3) The Central Government may, by notification, make a scheme specifying the authority in which the Relief Fund shall vest, the manner in which the Relief Fund shall be administered, the form and the manner in which money shall be drawn from the Relief Fund and for all other matters connected with or incidental to the administration of the Relief Fund and the payment of relief therefrom.]
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1 Ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 31-1-1992).
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Liability to give relief in certain cases on principle of no fault
- 4 Duty of owner to take out insurance policies
- 5 Verification and publication of accident by Collector
- 6 Application for claim for relief
- 7 Award of relief
- 7A Establishment of Environmental Relief Fund
- 8 Provisions as to other right to claim compensation for death, etc
- 9 Power to call for information
- 10 Power of entry and inspection
- 11 Power of search and seizure
- 12 Power to give directions
- 13 Power to make application to Courts for restraining owner from handling hazardous substances
- 14 Penalty for contravention of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 4 or failure to comply with directions under section 12
- 15 Penalty for failure to comply with direction under section 9 or order under section 11 or obstructing any person in discharge of his functions under section 10 or 11
- 16 Offences by companies
- 17 Offences by Government Departments
- 18 Cognizance of offences
- 19 Power to delegate
- 20 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 21 Advisory Committee
- 22 Effect of other laws
- 23 Power to make rules
