Environment
The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Act 29 of 1986 · 36 sections
Practise questions on Environmental Law
Title, date and preamble
[23rd May, 1986.]
An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected
therewith.
WHEREAS decisions were taken at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at
Stockholm in June, 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection and
improvement of human environment;
AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary further to implement the decisions aforesaid in so far as
they relate to the protection and improvement of environment and the prevention of hazards to human
beings, other living creatures, plants and property;
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II GENERAL POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUCTION
- 7.Persons carrying on industry, operation, 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
- 14A.Penalty for contravention of section 7 or section 8
- 14B.Penalty for contravention of sections 9, 10 and 11
- 15.Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act, rules, orders and directions
- 15A.Penalty for contravention by companies
- 15B.Penalty for contravention by Government Department
- 15C.Adjudicating officer
- 15D.Appeal
- 15E.Penalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund
- 15F.Offence for failure to pay penalty or additional penalty
CHAPTER IIIA FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
CHAPTER IV 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