Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

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Act ID:	198629
Act Number:	29
Enactment Date:	1986-05-23
Act Year:	1986
Short Title:	The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Environment Department
Enforcement Date:	19-11-1986
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra
Notification:	19th November, 1986, vide notification No. G.S.R. 1198(E), dated 12th November, 1986, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
metadata.dc.identifier.refactid:	198629

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

GENERAL POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER III

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUCTION

CHAPTER IV

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment.
Section 4. Appointment of officers and their powers and functions.
Section 5. Power to give directions.
Section 5A. Appeal to National Green Tribunal.
Section 6. Rules to regulate environmental pollution.
Section 7. Persons carrying on industry, operations, etc., not to allow emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards.
Section 8. Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards.
Section 9. Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases.
Section 10. Powers of entry and inspection.
Section 11. Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith.
Section 12. Environmental laboratories.
Section 13. Government Analysts.
Section 14. Reports of Government Analysts.
Section 14A. Penalty for contravention of section 7 or section 8.
Section 14B. Penalty for contravention of sections 9, 10 and 11.
Section 15. Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions.
Section 15A. Penalty for contravention by companies.
Section 15B. Penalty for contravention by Government Department.
Section 15C. Adjudicating officer.
Section 15D. Appeal.
Section 15E. Penalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund
Section 15F. Offence for failure to pay penalty or additional penalty
Section 16. Environmental Protection Fund.
Section 16A. Accounts and audit of Fund.
Section 16B. Annual report.
Section 17. Offences by Government Departments.
Section 18. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 19. Cognizance of offences.
Section 20. Information, reports or returns.
Section 21. Members, officers and employees of the authority constituted under Section 3 to be public servants.
Section 22. Bar of jurisdiction.
Section 23. Power to delegate.
Section 24. Effect of other laws.
Section 25. Power to make rules.
Section 26. Rules made under this Act to be laid before Parliament.