Category: "Environment (Protection) Act 1986"
Section 17 : Offences by Government Departments :
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 17 : Offences by Government Departments : (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and… more »
Section 16 : Offences by companies :
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 16 : Offences by companies : (1) Where any offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was directly in charge of, and was responsible to,… more »
Section 15 : Penalty for contravention of provisions..
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 15 : Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions : (1) Whoever fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made or… more »
Section 14 : Reports of Government Analysts :
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 14 : Reports of Government Analysts : Any document purporting to be a report signed by a Government Analysts may be used as evidence of the facts stated therein in any proceeding under this Act. INSTALL… more »
Section 13 : Government Analysts :
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 13 : Government Analysts : The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint or recognise such persons as it thinks fit and having the prescribed qualifications to be Government… more »
Section 12 : Environmental laboratories :
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 12 : Environmental laboratories : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, (a) establish one or more environmental laboratories; (b) recognise one or more laboratories or… more »
Section 11 : Power to take sample and procedure..
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 11 : Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith : (1) The Central Government or any officer empowered by it in this behalf, shall have power to take, for the purpose of… more »
Section 10 : Powers of entry and inspection :
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 10 : Powers of entry and inspection : (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any person empowered by the Central Government in this behalf shall have a right to enter, at all reasonable times with… more »
Section 9 : Furnishing of information to authorities..
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 9 : Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases : (1) Where the discharge of any environmental pollutant in excess of the prescribed standards occurs or is apprehended to occur due… more »
Section 8 : Persons handling hazardous substances to..
The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Section 8 : Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards : No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure and after… more »