Environment Protection Act, 1986

Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencement

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Section - 2 - Definitions

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Section - 3 - Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment

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Section - 4 - Appointment of officers

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Section - 5 - Power to give directions

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Section - 5A - Appeal to National Green Tribunal

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Section - 6 - Rules to regulate environmental pollution

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Section - 7 - Persons carrying on industry, operation, etc., not to allow emission or dis­charge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards

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Section - 8 - Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safe­guards

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Section - 9 - Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases

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Section - 10 - Powers of entry and inspection

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Section - 11 - Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith

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Section - 12 - Environmental laboratories

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Section - 13 - Government Analysts

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Section - 14 - Reports of Government Analysts

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Section - 14A - Penalty for contravention of section 7 or section 8

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Section - 14B - Penalty for contravention of sections 9, 10 and 11

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Section - 15 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act, rules, orders and directions

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Section - 15A - Penalty for contravention by companies

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Section - 15B - Penalty for contravention by Government Department

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Section - 15C - Adjudicating officer

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Section - 15D - Appeal

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Section - 15E - Penalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund

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Section - 15F - Offence for failure to pay penalty or additional penalty

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Section - 16 - Environmental Protection Fund

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Section - 16A - Accounts and audit of Fund

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Section - 16B - Annual report

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Section - 17 - Offences by Government Departments

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Section - 18 - Protection of action taken in good faith

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Section - 19 - Cognizance of offences

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Section - 20 - Information, reports or returns

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Section - 21 - Members, officers and employees of the authority constituted under section 3 to be public servants

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Section - 22 - Bar of jurisdiction

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Section - 23 - Power to delegate

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Section - 24 - Effect of other laws

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Section - 25 - Power to make rules

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Section - 26 - Rules made under this Act to be laid before Parliament

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