Index of Sections Sections
Section - 1 Short Title, extent and commencement
Section - 2 Definitions
Section - 3 Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve
Section - 4 Appointment of officers and their powers and functions
Section - 5 Power to give directions
Section - 6 Rules to regulate environmental pollution
Section - 7 Persons carrying on industry, operation, etc. not to allow emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards
Section - 8 Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguard
Section - 9 Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases
Section - 10 Power of entry and inspection
Section - 11 Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith
Section - 12 Environmental Laboratories
Section - 13 Government analysts
Section - 14 Reports of Government analysts
Section - 15 Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the act and the rules, orders and directions
Section - 16 Offences by companies
Section - 17 Offences by Government Departments
Section - 18 Protection of action taken in good faith
Section - 19 Cognizance of offences
Section - 20 Information, Reports or Returns
Section - 21 Members, Officers and Employees of the authority constituted under section 3 to be public servants
Section - 22 Bar of Jurisdiction
Section - 23 Power to delegate
Section - 24 Effect of other laws
25 Power to make rules
26 Rules made under this act to be laid before parliament