THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) — THE AIR (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981

## Page 1 THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 and MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS & WILDLIFE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI ## Page 2 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 No. 29 OF 1986 [23rd May, 1986] An Act to Provide for the Protection and Improvement of Environment and for Matters onnected therewith. WHEREAS decisions were taken at the United Natious Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in June. 1972. in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection and improvement of human environment; AND WHEREAS il is considered necessary further to implement the decisions aforesaid in so far as they relate to the protection and improvement of environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, other living creatures, plants and property; Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows: CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. (1) This Act may be called the Environment (Protection) Act, Short 86. title. ex- tent and (2) It extends to the whole of India com- mence- (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central ment. Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette. appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different areas. ## Page 3 THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, E 6 2 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: - Defini- tions- (a) "environment" includes water, air and land and the inter- relationship which exists among and between water, air and land, and human beings, other living creatures, plants, micro- organism and property; (b) "environmental pollutant" means any solid, liquid or ga- seous substance present in such concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious to environment