INSTITUTE: USB
DEPARTMENT: BBA
Bachelor of Business Administration
Business Environment BBO-305
Mr. Kapil Sharma
UNIT 2 : Chapter 2.1
Environment Protection Act, 1986 DISCOVER . LEARN . EMPOWER
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Environment
Protection Act
Course
CO No Outcome
Statement Level Will be covered in this
To understand the basic components
CO1 of business environment for growth Remember lecture
and survival of businesses.
To apply environmental analysis
CO2 techniques for smooth functioning Understand
of businesses.
To analyze the impact of
continuously changing government
CO3 Apply
regulations on business and its
profitability.
To assess the legal, social, financial
and global environmental factors
CO4 Analyse
impacting businesses and their
growth
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To create an entrepreneurial venture
CO5 Apply
Environment Protection
• Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the environment, on
individual, organizational or governmental levels, for the benefit of the natural
environment and (or) humans.
• Protection of the environment is needed due to various human activities.
Environmental
Pollutants
Burning fossil fuel
• Burning fossil fuels in cars
and power stations
releases so2 and other
green house gases.
• So2 dissolve in rain – acid rain.
Acid rain
• Acid rain damages trees
and pollutes rivers and
lakes
• Results in erosion of
buildings and statues.
Pesticides
Deforestation
Academic institutions now offer courses, such as
• Environment studies
• Environment management
• Environment engineering
The ACTS formulated by the government, devote to
environment protection and development.
• This Act is called the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986.
• It extends to the whole of India.
• It came into force on such date as the Central
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.
Environment Protection Act, 1986
• An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment.
• Whereas the decisions were taken at the United Nations 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.
• The Environment (Protection) Act 1986 was introduced after the Bhopal Gas
Tragedy during the time when Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of our
country.
Objectives
• Providing for the protection and improvement of the environment
• Preventing environmental pollution in all its forms
• To tackle specific environmental problems that are peculiar to different parts
of the country.
•To co-ordinate the activities of the various regulatory
agencies already in existence.
• To appoint environment officers to check environmental
pollution.
• To improve the quality of life by protection of
environment.
• Establishing environmental laboratories.
• To protect the forests and wildlife in
the country
Definition of the terms
“environment”, “environmental
pollutant”, “environmental
pollution” and “hazardous
substance” under the E.P.A.
1986
According to Section 2 of E.P.A.
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 gaseous substance
present in such concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious to
environment.
• c) “Environmental pollution” means the presence in the environment of any
environmental pollutant.
• d) “Hazardous substance” means any substance or preparation which, by
reason of its chemical or physico-chemical properties or handling, is liable to
cause harm to human beings, other living creatures; plants, micro-organisms,
What are the general powers of the Central
Government under E.P.A. for the protection
and improvement of environment?
Section 3. Power of Central Government to take measure to protect and
improve the environment
• 1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government shall have the power
to take all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of
protecting and improving the quality of the environment pollution.
• 2. In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-
section (1), such measures may include measures with respect to all or any of the
environment matters.
• 3.) The Central Government may, if it consider it necessary or expedient so to do for
the purposes of this Act, by order published in the Official Gazettee, constitute an
authority or authorities by such name or names as may be specified in the order for
the purpose of exercising and performing such of the powers and functions (including
the power to issue directions under Section (5) of the Central Government under this
Act and for taking measures with respect to such of the matters referred to in sub-
section(2) as may be mentioned in the order and subject to the supervision and
control of the Central Government and the provisions of such order, such authority or
authorities may exercise the powers or perform the functions or take the measures so
mentioned in the order as if such authority had been empowered by this Act to
exercise those powers or perform those functions or take such measures.
Section 4. Appointment of Officers and their powers and functions :
• 1. Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section(3) of Section 3, the Central
Government may appoint officers with such designations as it thinks fit for the
purpose of this Act and may entrust to them such of the powers and functions
under the Act as it may deem fit.
• 2. The officers appointed under sub-section(1) shall be subject to the general
control and direction of the Central Government or , if so directed by that
Government, also of the authority or authorities, if any, constituted under sub-
section(3) of Section 3 or of any other authority or officer.
Section 5. Power to give directions :
Explanation – For the avoidance of doubts, it is hereby declared that the power to
issue directions under this section includes the power to direct
a) The closure, prohibition or regulation or any industry, operation or process.
or,
b) Stoppage or regulation of the supply of electricity or water or any other
service.
Section 6. Rules to regulate environmental pollution :
• 1. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make
rules in respect of all or any of the matters referred to in Section 3.
• 2. In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:
a) The standards of quality of air, water or soil for various areas and purposes.
b) The maximum allowable limits of concentration of various environmental
pollutants (including noise) for different areas.
c.)The procedures and safeguards for the handling of hazardous substances.
d) The prohibition and restrictions on the handling of hazardous substances in
different areas.
e) The prohibition and restrictions on the location of industries and the carrying
on of processes and operations in different areas.
f) The procedures and safeguards for the prevention of accidents which may
cause environmental pollution and for providing for remedial measures for such
accidents.
SUGGESTIONS
Solar Power System For Your Home,
Reducing the use of Electric power,
Recycling,
Raise Awareness,
Reduce waste,
Choose Energy Efficient Appliances.
If we think right now we can minimize the
REFERENCES
• Reference Books-
• K. Aswathappa, Essentials of Business environment.
• Francis Cherrunilam, International Trade and Export Management, Himalaya Publications.
• References of websites-
• google.com
• https://www.toppr.com/guides/business-studies/business-environment/indian-industrial-policies/,
https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-business-environment-definition-factors-quiz.html
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