Act No. 29 of 1986
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Act No. 29 of 1986 is the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, a key Indian law enacted to provide a comprehensive framework for the protection and improvement of the environment and for preventing environmental pollution.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Act
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ |
| actNumber | 29 of 1986 ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | EPA 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | whole of India ⓘ |
| category | Indian environmental legislation ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions for closure, prohibition or regulation of any industry, operation or process
ⓘ
provisions for environmental laboratories and analysts ⓘ provisions for penalties for contravention of the Act ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| empowers |
Central Government to issue directions to any person, officer or authority
ⓘ
Central Government to lay down standards for environmental quality ⓘ Central Government to regulate handling of hazardous substances ⓘ Central Government to regulate industrial locations ⓘ Central Government to take measures to protect and improve the environment ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | environmental governance ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Article 253 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fine
ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ |
| providesFor |
procedures and safeguards for handling hazardous substances
ⓘ
regulation of discharge of environmental pollutants ⓘ setting environmental quality standards ⓘ |
| purpose |
improvement of the environment
ⓘ
prevention of environmental pollution ⓘ protection of the environment ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | comprehensive framework law on environment ⓘ |
| shortName | Environment Protection Act, 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
environmental protection
ⓘ
environmental standards ⓘ pollution control ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984 ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | umbrella environmental legislation ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1986 ⓘ |
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