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Section 6: Rules to regulate environmental pollution.

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986Central Act · Act 29 of 1986

(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.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
Section6
Marginal noteRules to regulate environmental pollution.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it6

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