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The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
The Environment (Protection) Act came into force in the whole of India on 19th November, 1986 vide Notification No. G.S.R. 1198(E) dated 12-11-86 published in the Gazette of India No. 525 dated 12-11-86.
Click anywhere on the table for a PDF of the complete copy of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
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Notifications of the EP Act and Rules
Here you will find the notifications related to the following subjects (click them):
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Date |
Content |
Source |
G.S.R 714(E) |
17.11.2006 |
Amendment to 2-T Oil (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 1998 |
Moef website |
G.S.R.778(E) |
31.12.1998 |
2-T Oil (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 1998. |
Moef website |
There are several authorities who are constituted under section 3.3 of the EP Act. The following are listed here:
Central Ground Water Authority Notifications
Coastal Zone Management Authorities
Loss of Ecology Authority
Committees set up under the EPA
Central Empowered Committee
Mohan Ram Committee for identifying ESAs
Empowered Committee for Chattisgarh
Empowered Committee for Madhya Pradesh
Central Ground Water Authority Notifications
Loss of Ecology Authority
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government constituted an authority for the purpose of maintaining the ecology in the state of Tamil Nadu. This authority was empowered to ensure the protection of the ecology through prevention of certain activities as well as to make arrangements for compensations as the case may be.
The notifications issued for this purpose are listed below:
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Date |
Content |
Source |
click to see ESA Notifications
Under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 several areas were declared as ecologically sensitive and restrictions were imposed on industries, operations, processes and other developmental activities in these regions which could have had detrimental effects on the environment.
The following notifications were issued for the above purpose:
Aravalli Range Notifications
Amendment to the Aravalli Range Notification (Section 23, 5.4 of EP Rules) |
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Dahanu Taluka ESA Notifications
Doon Valley Notifications
Himalayan Restrictions Notification
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Mahabaleshwar - Panchgani Notifications
Matheran ESA Notifications
Amendments to S.O. 133(E) - Matheran as eco-sensitive region |
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Murud-Janjira Notifications
Numaligarh Notification
Pachmarhi Eco-sensitive Zone Notifications
Taj Trapezium Zone Authority Notifications
S.O.253(E) |
19.02.2007 |
Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority |
MoEF |
Re-constitution of Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority |
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Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority |
ECO-MARKS SCHEME
This scheme was introduced by the Government for the labeling of environment friendly products (household and other consumer products) which meet certain environmental standards along with the quality requirements of the Indian Standards for that product.
The table below lists the notifications issued in this regard.
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Date |
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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION RULES
Below are notifications showing the various amendments and new rules made as part of the Environment Protection Rules and Rules related to the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
The Central Government is empowered by the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) to appoint or recognize laboratories as environmental laboratories for the purpose of carrying out the functions under this Act, and further more, may also appoint individuals as Government Analysts to carry out the functions entrusted to such persons under the Act.
The table below lists out various notifications issued for this purpose.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government is empowered to make rules relating to the regulation and control of noise producing and generating sources, with the object of preventing noise pollution’s deleterious effects on human beings.
Note: Aside from the ones listed here, there are several other notifications under the EP Act and its Rules and notifications which were not available to us. Just the notification number and date are provided in the tables below. However, these will not be clickable as there are no notifications to be downloaded. References to these notifications were in found in available gazette notifications. We are not sure if these are available, what they contain or whether they are even accurate but since they are mentioned in official gazette notifications, we think it would be useful to mention these and try looking for them!
The notifications issued specifically on noise pollution are contained as a separate set of rules on noise pollution or are contained in the Schedules of the EP Rules. The complete set is listed below:
Under sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government is empowered to make rules for the regulation of ozone depleting substances for the purpose of protecting the environment.
The notifications issued for this purpose are listed below:
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Date |
Content |
Source |
Ozone Depleting Substances |
RULES ON BATTERIES (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING)
RULES BIO-MEDICAL WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING)
RULES ON CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE)
RULES ON HAZARDOUS MICRO-ORGANISMS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS OR CELLS
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Date |
Content |
Source |
RULES ON MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING)
RULES ON RECYCLED PLASTICS MANUFACTURE AND USAGE
Some of the notifications under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, pertaining to protection of the environment and prevention of environment pollution are listed as follows:
Notification |
Date |
Content |
Source |
Environment Impact Assessment in relation to the Thermal Power Plants |
Notification on Prohibition on the handling of Azodyes
Prohibition on the handling of Benzine dyes and Benzine Azodyes |
Un-identified notifications
Under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 several areas were declared as ecologically sensitive and restrictions were imposed on industries, operations, processes and other developmental activities in these regions which could have had detrimental effects on the environment.
The following notifications were issued for the above purpose:
Aravalli Range Notifications
Amendment to the Aravalli Range Notification (Section 23, 5.4 of EP Rules) |
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Dahanu Taluka ESA Notifications
Doon Valley Notifications
Himalayan Restrictions Notification
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Mahabaleshwar - Panchgani Notifications
Matheran ESA Notifications
Amendments to S.O. 133(E) - Matheran as eco-sensitive region |
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Murud-Janjira Notifications
Numaligarh Notification
Pachmarhi Eco-sensitive Zone Notifications
Taj Trapezium Zone Authority Notifications
S.O.253(E) |
19.02.2007 |
Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority |
MoEF |
Re-constitution of Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority |
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Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority |
This page contains the Schedules of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. Schedules I to IV contains the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutant from industries, operations or processes. These have been specified by the Central Government.
Rule 3.1 of the EP Rules
Schedule II was omitted by G.S.R. 801 (E) dated 31st December, 1993. The earlier Schedule II was inserted by G.S.R. 919 (E) dated 12th September, 1988
The Environment (Protection) Rules prescribe certain procedures. This includes filing information in the forms listed below.
These are:
Form I: Notice of intention to have sample analysed
Form II: Memorandum to Government Analyst
Form III: Report by Government Analyst
Form V: Environmental Statement