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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act No. 29 of 1986 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7252123 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act No. 29 of 1986 Context triple: [Environment Protection Act of India, citation, Act No. 29 of 1986]
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A.
Act No. 30 of 1950
Act No. 30 of 1950 is the formal legislative designation of South Africa’s Population Registration Act, a key apartheid law that classified citizens by race to enforce systemic segregation.
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B.
Act No. 127 of 1999
Act No. 127 of 1999 is the Japanese statute that formally defines and regulates the use of Japan’s national flag and national anthem.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7653
Republic Act No. 7653 is the Philippine law that reorganized and strengthened the country’s central banking system by establishing the modern Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and defining its powers and functions.
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D.
Republic Act No. 4221
Republic Act No. 4221 is a Philippine law that partitioned the former Samar province into three separate provinces, including Northern Samar.
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E.
Act No. 43 of 1950
Act No. 43 of 1950 is the Indian statute formally known as the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which lays down the legal framework for the preparation and revision of electoral rolls and related aspects of elections to Parliament and state legislatures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act No. 29 of 1986 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Act No. 30 of 1950
Act No. 30 of 1950 is the formal legislative designation of South Africa’s Population Registration Act, a key apartheid law that classified citizens by race to enforce systemic segregation.
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B.
Act No. 127 of 1999
Act No. 127 of 1999 is the Japanese statute that formally defines and regulates the use of Japan’s national flag and national anthem.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7653
Republic Act No. 7653 is the Philippine law that reorganized and strengthened the country’s central banking system by establishing the modern Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and defining its powers and functions.
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D.
Republic Act No. 4221
Republic Act No. 4221 is a Philippine law that partitioned the former Samar province into three separate provinces, including Northern Samar.
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E.
Act No. 43 of 1950
Act No. 43 of 1950 is the Indian statute formally known as the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which lays down the legal framework for the preparation and revision of electoral rolls and related aspects of elections to Parliament and state legislatures.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Act No. 29 of 1986 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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