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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Environment Protection Act, 1986 Section 19

Cognizance of Offences

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Environment Protection Act, 1986 Section 19 is part of Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Cognizance of Offences. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

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

(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.

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What does Environment Protection Act, 1986 Section 19 provide?

Section Section 19 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 (Cognizance of Offences) is reproduced on this page as part of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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