THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 

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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title, extent and commencement. 
2.  Definitions. 

CHAPTER II 
GENERAL POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

3.  Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment. 
4.  Appointment of officers and their powers and functions. 
5.  Power to give directions. 
5A. Appeal to National Green Tribunal. 
6.  Rules to regulate environmental pollution. 

CHAPTER III 
PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUCTION 
7.  Persons carrying on industry, operations, etc., not to allow emission or discharge of 

environmental pollutants in excess of the standards. 

8.  Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards. 
9.  Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases. 
10.  Powers of entry and inspection. 
11.  Power to take sample and procedure to be followed in connection therewith. 
12.  Environmental laboratories. 
13.  Government Analysts. 
14.  Reports of Government Analysts. 
15.  Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions. 
16.  Offences by companies. 
17.  Offences by Government Departments. 

CHAPTER IV 
MISCELLANEOUS 

18.  Protection of action taken in good faith. 
19.  Cognizance of offences. 
20.  Information, reports or returns. 
21.  Members, officers and employees of the authority constituted under Section 3 to be public 

servants. 

22.  Bar of jurisdiction. 
23.  Power to delegate. 
24.  Effect of other laws. 
25.  Power to make rules. 
26.  Rules made under this Act to be laid before Parliament. 

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THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 

ACT NO. 29 OF1986 

[23rd May, 1986.] 

An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected 

therewith. 

WHEREAS 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; 

ANDWHEREAS it is considered necessary further to implement the decisions aforesaid in so far as they 
relate to the protection and improvement of environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, 
other living creatures, plants and property; 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1.  Short  title,  extent  and  commencement.—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Environment 

(Protection) Act, 1986. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India. 

(3)  It  shall  come  into  force on  such  date1  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. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(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)  “handling”,  in  relation  to  any  substance,  means  the  manufacture,  processing,  treatment, 
package, storage, transportation, use, collection, destruction, conversion, offering for sale, transfer or 
the like of such substance; 

(e) “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-organism, property or the environment; 

(f)  “occupier”,  in  relation to  any  factory  or  premises,  means  a  person  who  has control  over  the 
affairs  of  the  factory  or  the  premises  and  includes,  in  relation  to  any  substance,  the  person  in 
possession of the substance; 

(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 

1. 19thNovember, 1986, vide notification No. G.S.R.1198(E), dated 12thNovember, 1986, see Gazette of India,  
Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i). 

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CHAPTER II 

GENERAL POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 

3.  Power  of  Central  Government  to take measures  to  protect  and  improve  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 and preventing, controlling and abating environmental 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 following matters, namely:— 

(i) co-ordination of actions by the State Governments, officers and other authorities— 

(a) under this Act, or the rules made thereunder; or 

(b) under any other law for the time being in force which is relatable to the objects of this 

Act; 

(ii)  planning  and  execution  of  a  nation-wide  programme  for  the  prevention,  control  and 

abatement of environmental pollution; 

(iii) laying down standards for the quality of environment in its various aspects; 

(iv)  laying  down  standards  for  emission  or  discharge  of  environmental  pollutants  from  various 

sources whatsoever: 

Provided that different standards for emission  or discharge may be laid down under this clause 
from  different  sources  having  regard  to  the  quality  or  composition  of  the  emission  or  discharge  of 
environmental pollutants from such sources; 

(v)  restriction  of  areas  in  which  any  industries,  operations  or  processes  or  class  of  industries, 

operations or processes shall not be carried out or shall be carried out subject to certain safeguards; 

(vi)  laying  down  procedures  and  safeguards  for  the  prevention  of  accidents  which  may  cause 

environmental pollution and remedial measures for such accidents; 

(vii) laying down procedures and safeguards for the handling of hazardous substances; 

(viii)  examination  of  such  manufacturing  processes,  materials  and  substances  as  are  likely  to 

cause environmental pollution; 

(ix)  carrying  out  and  sponsoring  investigations  and  research  relating  to  problems  of 

environmental pollution; 

(x) inspection  of  any  premises,  plant,  equipment,  machinery,  manufacturing  or other  processes, 
materials or substances and giving, by order, of such directions to such authorities, officers or persons 
as it may consider necessary to take steps for the prevention, control and abatement of environmental 
pollution; 

(xi)  establishment  or  recognition  of  environmental  laboratories  and  institutes  to  carry  out  the 

functions entrusted to such environmental laboratories and institutes under this Act; 

(xii) collection and dissemination of information in respect of matters relating to environmental 

pollution; 

(xiii) preparation of manuals, codes or guides relating to the prevention, control and abatement of 

environmental pollution; 

(xiv) such other matters as the Central Government deems necessary or expedient for the purpose 

of securing the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act. 

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(3) The Central Government may, if it considers it necessary or expedient so to do for the purposes of 
this Act, by order, published in the Official Gazette, 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 or authorities had been empowered by 
this Act to exercise those powers or perform those functions or take such measures. 

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 purposes of this Act and may entrust to them such of the powers and 
functions under this 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. 

5. Power to give directions.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law but subject to the 
provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, in the exercise of its powers and performance of its 
functions  under  this  Act,  issue  directions  in  writing  to  any  person,  officer  or  any  authority  and  such 
person, officer or authority shall be bound to comply with such 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 of any industry, operation or process; or 

(b) stoppage or regulation of the supply of electricity or water or any other service. 

1[5A. Appeal to National Green Tribunal.—Any person aggrieved by any directions issues under 
section 5, on or after the commencement of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010, may file an appeal to 
the  National  Green  Tribunal  established  under  section  3  of  the  National  Green  Tribunal  Act,  2010,  in 
accordance with the provisions of that Act.] 

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. 

PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUCTION 

7.  Persons  carrying  on  industry,  operation,  etc.,  not  to  allow  emission  or  discharge  of 
environmental pollutants in excess of the standards.—No person carrying on any industry, operation 

CHAPTER III 

1. Ins. by Act 19 of 2010, s. 36 and Schedule III (w.e.f. 18-10-2010). 

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or process shall discharge or emit or permit to be discharged or emitted any environmental pollutant in 
excess or such standards as may be prescribed. 

8.  Persons  handling  hazardous  substances  to  comply  with  procedural  safeguards.—No  person 
shall handle or cause to be handled any  hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure 
and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed. 

9.  Furnishing  of  information  to  authorities  and  agencies  in  certain  cases.—(1)  Where  the 
discharge of any environmental pollutant in excess of the prescribed standards occurs or is apprehended 
to occur due to any accident or other unforeseen act or event, the person responsible for such discharge 
and the person in charge of the place at which such discharge occurs or is apprehended to occur shall be 
bound to prevent or mitigate the environmental pollution caused as a result of such discharge and shall 
also forthwith— 

(a) intimate the fact of such occurrence or apprehension of such occurrence; and 
(b) be bound, if called upon, to render all assistance, 

to such authorities or agencies as may be prescribed. 

(2) On receipt of information with respect to the fact or apprehension of any occurrence of the nature 
referred  to  in  sub-section  (1),  whether  through  intimation  under  that  sub-section  or  otherwise,  the 
authorities  or  agencies  referred  to  in  sub-section  (1)  shall,  as  early  as  practicable,  cause  such  remedial 
measures to be taken as are necessary to prevent or mitigate the environmental pollution. 

(3) The expenses, if any, incurred by any authority or agency with respect to the remedial measures 
referred to in sub-section (2), together with interest (at such reasonable rate as the Government may, by 
order, fix) from the date when a demand for the expenses is made until it is paid, may be recovered by 
such authority or agency from the person concerned as arrears of land revenue or of public demand. 

10.  Powers  of  entry  and  inspection.—(1)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  section,  any  person 
empowered by the Central Government in this behalf shall have a right to enter, at all reasonable times 
with such assistance as he considers necessary, any place— 

(a)  for  the  purpose  of  performing  any  of  the  functions  of  the  Central  Government  entrusted  to 

him; 

(b) for the purpose of determining whether and if so in what manner, any such functions are to be 
performed or whether any provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or any notice, order, 
direction or authorisation served, made, given or granted under this Act is being or has been complied 
with; 

(c)  for  the  purpose  of  examining  and  testing  any  equipment,  industrial  plant,  record,  register, 
document  or  any  other  material  object  or  for  conducting  a  search  of  any  building  in  which  he  has 
reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been or is being or is 
about  to  be  committed  and  for  seizing  any  such  equipment,  industrial  plant,  record,  register, 
document  or  other  material  object  if  he  has  reasons  to  believe  that  it  may  furnish  evidence  of  the 
commission of an offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder or that such seizure 
is necessary to prevent or mitigate environmental pollution. 
(2) Every person carrying on any industry, operation or process or handling any hazardous substance 
shall be bound to render all assistance to the person empowered by the Central Government under sub-
section  (1)  for  carrying  out  the  functions  under  that  sub-section  and  if  he  fails  to  do  so  without  any 
reasonable cause or excuse, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. 

(3)  If  any  person  wilfully  delays  or  obstructs  any  person  empowered  by  the  Central  Government 

under sub-section (1) in the performance of his functions, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. 

(4) the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), or, in relation to the State of 
Jammu and Kashmir*, or any area in which that Code is not in force, the provisions of any corresponding 
law in force in that State or area shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section 
as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under section 94 of the 
said Code or, as the case may be, under the corresponding provision of the said law. 

*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu 

and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh. 

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11.  Power  to  take  sample  and  procedure  to  be  followed  in  connection  therewith.—(1)  The 
Central  Government  or  any  officer  empowered  by  it  in  this  behalf,  shall  have  power  to  take,  for  the 
purpose  of  analysis,  samples  of  air,  water,  soil  or  other  substance  from  any  factory,  premises  or  other 
place in such manner as may be prescribed. 

(2)  The  result  of  any  analysis  of  a  sample  taken  under  sub-section  (1)  shall  not  be  admissible  in 

evidence in any legal proceeding unless the provisions of sub-sections (3) and (4) are complied with. 

(3)  Subject to the  provisions  of  sub-section  (4),  the person taking  the  sample  under  sub-section (1) 

shall,— 

(a) serve on the occupier or his agent or person in charge of the place, a notice, then and there, in 

such form as may be prescribed, of his intention to have it so analysed; 

(b) in the presence of the occupier or his agent or person, collect a sample for analysis; 

(c) cause the sample to be placed in a container or containers which shall be marked and sealed 
and shall also be signed both by the person taking the sample and the occupier or his agent or person; 

(d) send without delay, the container or the containers to the laboratory established or recognised 

by the Central Government under section 12. 

(4) When a sample is taken for analysis under sub-section (1) and the person taking the sample serves 

on the occupier or his agent or person, a notice under clause (a) of sub-section (3), then,— 

(a) in a case where the occupier, his agent or person wilfully absents himself, the person taking 
the sample shall collect the sample for analysis to be placed in a container or containers which shall 
be marked and sealed and shall also be signed by the person taking the sample, and 

(b) in a case where the occupier or his agent or person present at the time of taking the sample 
refuses to sign the marked and sealed container or containers of the sample as required under clause 
(c)  of  sub-section  (3),  the marked  and  sealed  container  or  containers  shall  be  signed  by  the  person 
taking the samples, 

and the container or containers shall be sent without delay by the person taking the sample for analysis to 
the laboratory established or recognised under section 12 and such person shall inform the Government 
Analyst appointed or recognised under section 13 in writing, about the wilful absence of the occupier or 
his agent or person, or, as the case may be, his refusal to sign the container or containers. 

12. Environmental laboratories.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official 

Gazette,— 

(a) establish one or more environmental laboratories; 

(b) recognise one or more laboratories or institutes as environmental laboratories to carry out the 

functions entrusted to an environmental laboratory under this Act. 

(2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules specifying— 

(a) the functions of the environmental laboratory; 

(b) the procedure for the submission to the said laboratory of samples of air, water, soil or other 
substance for analysis or tests, the form of the laboratory report thereon and the fees payable for such 
report; 

(c) such other matters as may be necessary or expedient to enable that laboratory to carry out its 

functions. 

13. Government Analysts.—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 
appoint  or  recognise  such  persons  as  it  thinks  fit  and  having  the  prescribed  qualifications  to  be 

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Government Analysts for the purpose of analysis of samples of air, water, soil or other substance sent for 
analysis to any environmental laboratory established or recognised under sub-section (1) of section 12. 

14.  Reports  of  Government  Analysts.—Any  document  purporting  to  be  a  report  signed  by  a 
Government Analyst may be used as evidence of the facts stated therein in any proceeding under this Act. 

15. Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions.—
(1) Whoever fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made or 
orders  or  directions  issued  thereunder,  shall,  in  respect  of  each  such  failure  or  contravention,  be 
punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend 
to one lakh rupees, or with both, and in case the failure or contravention continues, with additional fine 
which  may  extend  to  five  thousand  rupees  for  every  day  during  which  such  failure  or  contravention 
continues after the conviction for the first such failure or contravention. 

(2) If the failure or contravention referred to in sub-section (1) continues beyond a period of one year 
after  the  date  of  conviction,  the  offender  shall  be  punishable  with imprisonment  for  a term  which  may 
extend to seven years. 

16.  Offences  by  companies.—(1)  Where  any  offence  under  this  Act  has  been  committed  by  a 
company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was directly in charge of, and was 
responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall 
be  deemed  to  be  guilty  of  the  offence  and  shall  be  liable  to  be  proceeded  against  and  punished 
accordingly: 

Provided  that  nothing  contained  in  this  sub-section  shall  render  any  such  person  liable  to  any 
punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or 
that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been 
committed  by  a  company  and  it  is  proved  that  the  offence  has  been  committed  with  the  consent  or 
connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other 
officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also deemed to be guilty of 
that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. 

Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,— 

(a) “company” means any body corporate, and includes a firm or other association of individuals; 

and 

(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm. 

17.  Offences  by  Government  Departments.—(1)  Where  an  offence  under  this  Act  has  been 
committed by any Department of Government, the Head of the Department shall be deemed to be guilty 
of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: 

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render such Head of the Department liable to any 
punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all 
due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been 
committed by a Department of Government and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the 
consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any officer, other than the Head 
of the Department, such officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be 
proceeded against and punished accordingly. 

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CHAPTER IV 

MISCELLANEOUS 

18. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall 
lie  against  the  Government  or  any  officer  or  other  employee  of  the  Government  or  any  authority 
constituted  under  this  Act  or  any  member,  officer  or  other  employee  of  such  authority  in  respect  of 
anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith in pursuance of this Act or the rules made or 
orders or directions issued thereunder. 

19. Cognizance of offences.—No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on 

a complaint made by,— 

(a)  the  Central  Government  or  any  authority  or  officer  authorised  in  this  behalf  by  that 

Government; or 

(b) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the 
alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint, to the Central Government or the authority 
or officer authorised as aforesaid. 

20.  Information,  reports  or  returns.—The  Central  Government  may,  in  relation  to  its  functions 
under  this  Act,  from  time  to  time,  require  any  person,  officer,  State  Government  or  other  authority  to 
furnish  to  it  or  any  prescribed  authority  or  officer  any  reports,  returns,  statistics,  accounts  and  other 
information and such person, officer, State Government or other authority shall be bound to do so. 

21. Members, officers and employees of the authority constituted under section 3 to be public 
servants.—All the members of the authority, constituted, if any, under section 3 and all officers and other 
employees of such authority when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any provisions of this Act or 
the rules made or orders or directions issued thereunder shall be deemed to be public servants within the 
meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 

22. Bar of jurisdiction.—No civil court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or proceeding in 
respect  of  anything  done,  action  taken  or  order  or  direction  issued  by  the  Central  Government  or  any 
other  authority  or  officer  in  pursuance  of  any  power  conferred  by  or  in  relation  to  its  or  his  functions 
under this Act. 

23.  Power  to  delegate.—Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  of  sub-section  (3)  of  section  3,  the 
Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delegate, subject to such conditions and 
limitations as may be specified in the notification, such of its powers and functions under this Act [except 
the power to constitute an authority under sub-section (3) of section 3 and to make rules under section 25] 
as it may deem necessary or expedient, to any officer, State Government or other authority. 

24. Effect of other laws.—(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act 
and  the  rules  or  orders  made  therein  shall  have  effect  notwithstanding  anything  inconsistent  therewith 
contained in any enactment other than this Act. 

(2) Where any act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any 
other Act then the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to be punished under the other Act 
and not under this Act. 

25. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 

make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. 

(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 in excess of which environmental pollutants shall not be discharged or emitted 

under section 7; 

(b)  the  procedure  in  accordance  with  and  the  safeguards  in  compliance  with  which  hazardous 

substances shall be handled or cause to be handled under section 8; 

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(c)  the  authorities or  agencies  to  which intimation  of the fact of occurrence  or  apprehension  of 
occurrence of the discharge of any environmental pollutant in excess of the prescribed standards shall 
be given and to whom all assistance shall be bound to be rendered under sub-section (1) of section 9; 

(d) the manner in which samples of air, water, soil or other substance for the purpose of analysis 

shall be taken under sub-section (1) of section 11; 

(e) the form in which notice of intention to have a sample analysed shall be served underclause 

(a) of sub-section (3) of section 11; 

(f)  the  functions  of  the  environmental  laboratories,  the  procedure  for  the  submission  to  such 
laboratories  of  samples  of  air,  water,  soil  and  other  substances  for  analysis  or  test;  the  form  of 
laboratory  report;  the  fees  payable  for  such  report  and  other  matters  to  enable  such  laboratories  to 
carry out their functions under sub-section (2) of section 12; 

(g) the qualifications of Government Analyst appointed or recognised for the purpose of analysis 

of samples of air, water, soil or other substances under section 13; 

(h)  the  manner  in  which  notice  of  the  offence  and  of  the  intention  to  make  a  complaint  to  the 

Central Government shall be given under clause (b) of section 19; 

(i) the authority or officer to whom any reports, returns, statistics accounts and other information 

shall be furnished under section 20; 

(j) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. 

26.  Rules  made  under  this  Act  to  be  laid  before  Parliament.—Every  rule  made  under  this  Act 
shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, 
for  a  total  period  of  thirty  days  which  may  be  comprised  in  one  session  or  in  two  or  more  successive 
sessions,  and  if,  before  the  expiry  of  the  session  immediately  following  the  session  or  the  successive 
sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that 
the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no 
effect,  as  the  case  may  be;  so,  however,  that  any  such  modification  or  annulment  shall  be  without 
prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule. 

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