Act Text
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment
Section4 - Appointment of officers and their powers and functions
Section5 - Power to give directions
Section5A - Appeal to National Green Tribunal
Section6 - Rules to regulate environmental pollution
Section7 - Persons carrying on industry, operations, etc., not to allow emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards
Section8 - Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards
Section9 - Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases
Section10 - Powers of entry and inspection
Section11 - Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith
Section12 - Environmental laboratories
Section13 - Government Analysts
Section14 - Reports of Government Analysts
Section14A - Penalty for contravention of section 7 or section 8
Section14B - Penalty for contravention of sections 9, 10 and 11
Section15 - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions
Section15A - Penalty for contravention by companies
Section15B - Penalty for contravention by Government Department
Section15C - Adjudicating officer
Section15D - Appeal
Section15E - Penalty amount to be credited to Environmental Protection Fund
Section15F - Offence for failure to pay penalty or additional penalty
Section16 - Environmental Protection Fund
Section16A - Accounts and audit of Fund
Section16B - Annual report
Section17 - Offences by Government Departments
Section18 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section19 - Cognizance of offences
Section20 - Information, reports or returns
Section21 - Members, officers and employees of the authority constituted under Section 3 to be public servants
Section22 - Bar of jurisdiction
Section23 - Power to delegate
Section24 - Effect of other laws
Section25 - Power to make rules
Section26 - Rules made under this Act to be laid before Parliament
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