A small PPT on Environment Protection Act, 1986

1. PCTE Group Of
Institues
• Topic: Environmental Protection Act
• Submitted By: Bhavik Jain
• Submitted to: Ms. Sujata Kaundal Mam
• Roll No.: 2044068
• Email: Bhavikjainpctebca20@gmail.com

2. Content
 What is Environment ?
 What is an Act ?
 Environment Act
 Features and Objective
 Conclusion
 References

3. Environmental
Protection Act,
1986

4. What is
Environment ?
 Derived from ‘ENVIRONER’
 Aggregate Surrounding
 Equated with Physical
conditions of earth

5. Types of
Environment
 Abiotic Environment
 Biotic Environment

6. What is An Act ?
Recorded Fact or Information
Self-authenticating demonstrative evidence in court
proceedings

7. What is Environment
Protection Act ?
 Protection and Improvement
for Environment
 Commenced on 9 January 1986
 Came into force on 19
November 1986
 26 sections and 4 chapters
 After Bhopal gas Tragedy
 Enacted under Article 253

8. Features of Act
 Implement decisions of UNC
 Protection and improvement to environment
 Control of pollution by general legislation
 Introduction of pollution control boards

9. Objectives
 Prevent environmental pollution
 Appoint appropriate environment
officers
 Establishing environmental laboratories
 Protecting and improving environment
 Improve quality of life
 Conserve rapidly diminishing resources
 Seek for alternate resources

10. 26 Sections divided into
- Chapter 1 –Section 1 and 2 ( Preliminary )
- Chapter 2 – Section 3 to 6 (General power of
Central Government)
- Chapter 3 – Section 7 to 17 (prevention, control
and abandonment of act)
- Chapter 4 – Section 18 to 16 (Miscellaneous)
Seven Schedules dealing with emissions of
standard of air, water etc.
Scheme of
Environmental
Protection Act

11.  The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
 The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
 The Indian Forest Act, 1927
Other Acts for
Environment

12. Conclusions
 People awareness
 Quality of life
 Protection for environment started

13. References
 https://www.tutorialspoint.com/environmental_studies/environmental_studi
es_environment.htm#:~:text=Environment%20refers%20to%20an%20aggregate,
and%20non%2Dliving%20things%20exist
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_Protection_Act,_1986
 https://www.slideshare.net/SalmanBaig6/environment-protection-act-
134961681
 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/six-environmental-laws-
to-be-amended-soon-49317

14. Thank You