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Air pollution, means the presence in the atmosphere of any air pollutant. [Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981), s. 2 (b)]...
Pollute, Pollution
Pollute, Pollution, is a noun derived from the transitive verb 'pollute' which means to make foul or unclean, dirty, to make impure or morally unclean. In Halsbury's Law of England (4th Edn. Vol. 38, Para 66) 'pollution' means the direct or indirect discharge by man of substances of energy into the aquatic environment resulting in hazard to human health, harm to living resources and aquatic ecosystems, damage to amenities on interference with other legitimate uses of water, T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpat v. Union of India, (2002) 10 SCC 606. [Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, s. 3]...
Pollution
Pollution, means such contamination of water or such alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties of water or such discharge of any sewage or trade effluent or of any other liquid, gaseous or solid substance into water (whether directly or indirectly) as may, or is likely to, create a nuisance or render such water harmful or injurious to public health or safety, or to domestic, commer-cial, industrial, agricultural or other legitimate uses, or to the life and health of animals or plants or of acquatic organisms. [Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), s. 2 (e)]...
Pollution of offshore environment
Pollution of offshore environment, means the introduction by any person, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy into the offshore environment which results, or is likely to result, in deleterious effect or living resources and marine life, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including fishing and other legitimate uses of the offshore areas and impairment of quality of sea water for use and reduction of ameni-ties. [The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002, s. 2(q)]...
Rivers Pollution Prevention Acts, 1876
Rivers Pollution Prevention Acts, 1876 (English) (39 & 40 Vict. c. 75), and 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 31). See Pecbles v. Oswaldtwistle Council, (1897) 1 QB 384 (625); Butterworth v. Yorkshire Rivers Board, 1909 AC 45; Brook v. Meltham Council, ib. 438, and see 13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 16, s. 8....
Polluter
One who pollutes...
Animal product
Animal product, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution Cess Act, 1977, Sch I Entry 15, Britannia Industries Ltd v. T. N. Pollution Control Board, (2000) 9 SCC 68 (para 4)....
Occupier
Occupier, includes, --(i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable.(ii) an owner in occupation of or otherwise using his land or building.(iii) a rent-free tenant of any land or building, and(iv) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land or building. [The Maharashtra Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2006, s. 2(i)]Means a person who occupies a site or building within a zone and including his successors and assignees. [The Rajasthan Special Economic Zones Development Act, 2003, s. 2(h)]Occupier, of a jute-mill means the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the jute-mill. [The West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, s. 2(25)]The person residing in or upon or having a right to reside in or upon any house, land, or place; formerly rateable to the poor rate under the Poor Rel...
Vegetable product
Vegetable product, means product of or made of or out of vegetables, Saraswati Sugar Mills v. Haryana State Board, AIR 1992 SC 228.Vegetable product, must be construed neither in a technical sense nor from the botanical point of view. It should be understood as understood in common parlance. 'Vegetable products' are not defined in the Act, but is a phrase of every day use and so must be construed in its popular sense, if the popular sense meaning is given to vegetable products, it is impossible to say that latex is a vegetable product, Harrisons Malayalam Limited v. Kerala State Pollution Control Board, AIR 1992 Ker 168; See also Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977, Sch. I, Item 15....
low polluting
producing little pollution especially air pollution as a low polluting electric car...
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