Enviromental Protection Act

Environmental Protection Act 1986

Submitted by:Prachi Soni Rashmi Singh Partho Pritam Sarkar

Environmental laws
Protect

and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. Department of Environment was established in India in 1980. later became the Ministry of Environment and Forests in

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Environmental Protection Act 1986
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constitutional provisions are backed by a number of laws – acts, rules, and notifications. EPA (Environment Protection Act), 1986 came into force soon after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. a large number of laws came into existence as the problems began arising, for example, Handling and Management of Hazardous

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List of the environmental legislations
General Forest Water Air 

and wildlife

General
1986

Act 1986 - The Environment (Protection) Rules 1989 - The objective of Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1989 - The Manufacture, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Rules 1989 - The Manufacture, Use, Import, Export, and Storage of hazardous Micro-organisms/ Genetically

– The Environment (Protection)

General
1991

- The Public Liability Insurance Act and Rules and Amendment, 1992 1995 - The National Environmental Tribunal Act 1997 - The National Environment Appellate Authority Act 1998 - The Biomedical waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1999 - The Environment (Siting for Industrial Projects) Rules, 1999

General
2000

- The Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 2000 - The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) 2001 - The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 2002 - The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) (Amendment) 2002 - The Biological Diversity

Forest and wildlife
 1927  1972  1980

- The Indian Forest Act and Amendment, 1984 - The Wildlife Protection Act, Rules 1973 and Amendment 1991 - The Forest (Conservation) Act and Rules, 1981

Water
1882  1897  1956  1970

- The Easement Act - The Indian Fisheries Act - The River Boards Act - The Merchant Shipping Act

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Water
1974

- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1977 - The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act 1978 - The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules 1991 - The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
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Air
1948

– The Factories Act and Amendment in 1987 1981 - The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1982 - The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules 1982 - The Atomic Energy Act 1987 - The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act 1988 - The Motor Vehicles Act

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