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Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government, shall have the power to take all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the environment and preventing controlling and abating environmental pollution.
The objective of the Environment Protection Act (EPA) is to protect and improve the environment and environmental conditions. It also implements the decisions made at the UN Conference on Human Environment that was held in Stockholm in the year 1972.
May 29, 2022 · The provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 mark a positive step towards environment protection and improvement. It has stipulated some stringent regulations for the prevention, control, and abatement of environment pollution.
An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith.
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 ...
Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement. Section 2. Definitions. Section 3. Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment. Section 4. Appointment of officers and their powers and functions. Section 5. Power to give directions. Section 5A. Appeal to National Green Tribunal. Section 6.
Jun 28, 2021 · It empowers the Central Government to establish authorities 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.
Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India. It was enacted in May 1986 and came into force on 19 November 1986. It has 26 sections and 4 chapters. The Act is widely considered to have been a response to the Bhopal gas leak.
Jun 21, 2019 · The Environmental Protection Act, 1986 (EPA) was passed with the following objects: (i) It was enacted to implement the decisions which were made at the United Nation Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in June 1972. (ii) Creation of authority for government protection.
The Environment Protection Act is a means to implement the decisions of the UN Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm (June 1972).
