Environment Protection

Environment Protection

The Environment (Protection) Act was enacted in 1986 with the objective of providing for the protection and improvement of the environment. It empowers the Central Government to establish authorities [under section 3(3)] charged with the mandate of preventing environmental pollution in all its forms and to tackle specific environmental problems that are peculiar to different parts of the country. The Act was last amended in 1991..

Acts

S.No Title
1. No.29 of 1986, [23/5/1986] – The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991PDF (6.05 MB)

Rules

S.No Title
1. S.O.844(E), [19/11/1986] – The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 PDF (120.67 KB)

The power conferred by the Environment Protection Act are followed under the following heads:

S.No Title
1. Amendments to Principal Rules
2. Coastal Regulation Zone
3. Delegation of Powers
4. Eco-Marks Scheme
5. Eco-Sensitive Zone
6. Environmental Clearance – General
7. Environmental Labs
8. Environmental Standards
9. Hazardous Substances Management
10. Loss Of Ecology
11. Noise Pollution
12. Ozone Layer Depletion
13. Water Pollution
14. 2-T Oil
15. Wetlands