Central Government to close or regulate any industry

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environmental regulatory power statutory power

The Central Government to close or regulate any industry refers to the Indian Union government's statutory power to shut down, restrict, or control industrial operations in order to protect and improve the environment.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental regulatory power ⓘ statutory power ⓘ
appliesTo	industrial operations ⓘ industries ⓘ pollution sources ⓘ processes ⓘ
canBeExercisedThrough	directions ⓘ notifications ⓘ orders ⓘ
conditionForUse	existence of environmental risk ⓘ non‑compliance with statutory directions ⓘ violation of environmental standards ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
enforcedBy	Central Pollution Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change NERFINISHED ⓘ State Pollution Control Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ
exercisedBy	Central Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ⓘ Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ⓘ
legalNature	delegated legislative power ⓘ executive power under environmental law ⓘ
mayResultIn	imposition of operating conditions on industries ⓘ permanent closure of industrial units ⓘ suspension of industrial activities ⓘ
nonComplianceMayLeadTo	fines and imprisonment as per statute ⓘ penal consequences under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 ⓘ prosecution of responsible persons ⓘ
objective	balance industrial development with environmental protection ⓘ prevent irreversible environmental damage ⓘ
purpose	abatement of environmental pollution ⓘ control of environmental pollution ⓘ improvement of environment ⓘ prevention of environmental pollution ⓘ protection of environment ⓘ
relatedTo	environmental standards ⓘ industrial licensing and regulation ⓘ pollution control laws ⓘ public health protection ⓘ
requires	compliance by industry with directions issued ⓘ
scope	closure of any industry ⓘ control of industrial operations ⓘ regulation of any industry ⓘ restriction of industrial operations ⓘ

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Environment Protection Act of India → authorizes → Central Government to close or regulate any industry ⓘ