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    The Environment Protection Act of 1986 is the main legislation in India governing environmental protection. The act was passed in the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy to implement decisions of the UN conference on the human environment. It provides a framework for central government coordination of environmental protection authorities. Key features of the act include empowering the central government to take measures to protect the environment, set pollution standards for industries, inspect premises, and punish non-compliance. The act aims to prevent environmental pollution and hazards to living creatures, plants, and property.

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    The Environment Protection Act of 1986 is the main legislation in India governing environmental protection. The act was passed in the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy to implement decisions of the UN conference on the human environment. It provides a framework for central government coordination of environmental protection authorities. Key features of the act include empowering the central government to take measures to protect the environment, set pollution standards for industries, inspect premises, and punish non-compliance. The act aims to prevent environmental pollution and hazards to living creatures, plants, and property.

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    The Environment Protection Act of 1986 is the main legislation in India governing environmental protection. The act was passed in the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy to implement decisions of the UN conference on the human environment. It provides a framework for central government coordination of environmental protection authorities. Key features of the act include empowering the central government to take measures to protect the environment, set pollution standards for industries, inspect premises, and punish non-compliance. The act aims to prevent environmental pollution and hazards to living creatures, plants, and property.

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    INSTITUTE: Chandigarh University

    DEPARTMENT: University School of Business -


    MBA
    Subject Name and Code: Business, Society and Law 20BAT611
    Faculty Name: Dr Sandeep Singh
    Assistant Professor

    TOPIC OF PRESENTATION
    DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER
    ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986
    Business, Society
    and Law

    Course Outcomes Will be covered in this


    CO Title Level lecture
    Number

    CO1 To understand fundamental concepts of business Remember


    environment.  
    CO2 To comprehend how distinct components of business Understand
    environment influence on business.  

    CO3 To interpret how global business environment affects Understand


    domestic businesses

    3
    Learning Objective

    • Understanding the meaning the aspects of ENVIRONMENT


    PROTECTION ACT, 1986

    4
    ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986

    5
    ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986

    • Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India in


    the wake of the Bhopal gas tragedy or Bhopal Disaster, the Government
    of INDIA 
    • the Government of INDIA enacted the Environment Protection Act of
    1986 under Article 253 of the Constitution

    • Passed in March 1986, it came into force on 19 November 1986. It has 26


    sections and 4 chapters.
    ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986

    • The purpose of the Act is to implement the decisions of the United nation conference
    on human environment. They relate to the protection and improvement of the
    human environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, other living
    creatures, plants and property

    • The Act is an “umbrella” legislation designed to provide a framework for central


    government coordination of the activities of various central and state authorities
    established under previous laws, such as the Water Act and the Air Act.
    Features of ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 19
    • The central government shall have the power to take all such measure as it
    deems necessary or useful for the purpose of protecting and improving the
    quality of the environment and preventing, controlling and decreasing
    environmental pollution.

    • No person carrying on any industry, operation or processes shall discharge


    or emit any environmental pollutants or permit to do so in excess of such
    standards as may be prescribed.

    • No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substances


    except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such
    safeguards as may be prescribed.
    Features of ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 19

    • The central government or any officer empowered by it, shall have power
    to take, for the purpose of analysis, sample of air, water, soil or other
    substances from any premises, factory etc. as may be prescribed.

    • Whoever fails to comply with or violate any of the provisions of this Act
    or the rules made or orders or directions issued there under shall in respect
    of each such failure or violation be punishable with imprisonment or with
    fine or with both.
    Power of the Central government for measures to protect and improve the Environment:

    • It is the power vested in the central government that they can take any reasonable
    and valid steps and measures for the purpose of the protection and improvement of
    the quality of the environment. These measures are taken for the prevention, control
    and abatement of environmental Pollution.
    Such measures may include measures with respect to all namely as follows.
    1. Laying down the standards for the quality of the standards of the environment.
    2. Coordination of actions which are obliged to the state officers and other
    authorities under any law.
    • Execution and proper planning of the worldwide national programme for the
    prevention, controlling and the abatement of environmental pollution.
    • Restrictions to be applied in any of the industries, process and any operation shall be
    carried out.
    • It is the power and the duty of the government to lay down the procedure to carry
    forward safeguards for the prevention of many inevitable accidents which may
    inculcate in more environmental pollution.
    • Proposal of remedies should be put forward for the protection and prevention of
    further incidents.
    • Duty and power to lay down the procedures and safeguards to handle the hazardous
    substance.
    • Examination of manufacturing processes should be done, materials, substances which are
    likely to cause environmental pollution.
    • Power to inspect at various premises, equipment, material and the substances and power
    to direct the authorities for the prevention and control of environmental pollution.
    • To collect the dissemination in the respect of information related to environmental
    pollution.
    • Preparation of the manuals, codes, guides which are considered suitable enough for
    controlling environmental pollution.
    • One of the most important tasks is to establish the laboratories.
    • Serving other matters which are necessary for the central government to deal for the
    effective implementation of the Environmental Protection Act, 1986.
    COURSE OUTCOME
    • There is an insight on how ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986
    is affecting business and environment.
    References
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_Protection_Act,_1986
    • https://brainly.in/question/9486584#readmore
    • https://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/en/environmental-protection-act
    • https://blog.ipleaders.in/environment-protection-act-1986/
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-WpeyGlV9Y
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAI-hPRoBqs
    Suggestive reading

    • Paul, J. 2018. Business Environment: Text and Cases, 4thEdition, Tata McGraw
    Hill, India,

    • Cherunilam, F. 2017. Business Environment: Text and Cases.26thEdition,


    Himalaya Publishing, India, ISBN: 978-9352733361.

    • Business Environment, 13th Edition, Pearson Education India, India, ISBN:


    9788131731581.
    Assessment Pattern

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    THANK YOU

    For queries
    Email: [email protected]

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