Environment Protection Act, 1986
Section - 1 - Short title, extent and commencementSection - 2 - Definitions
Section - 3 - Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment
Section - 4 - Appointment of officers
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, operation, etc., not to allow emission or disÂcharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards
Section - 8 - Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeÂguards
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 provisions of Act, 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
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