Act Info:Preamble1 - THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986
Chapter 1
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter 2
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
Section6 - Rules to regulate environmental pollution
Chapter 3
Section7 - Persons carrying on industry, operation, 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
Section15 - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions
Section16 - Offences by companies
Section17 - Offences by Government Departments
Chapter 4
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