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CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS

Section 19: Cognizance of offences

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint made by,—

(a) the Central Government or any authority or officer authorised in this behalf by that Government; or

1[(aa) adjudicating officer or any officer authorised by him in this behalf;]

(b) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint, to the Central Government or the authority or officer authorised as aforesaid.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Ins. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-4-2024).

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