The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

This 2025 edition of The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Act 29 of 1986) reproduces the umbrella statute verbatim and folds in the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023, w.e.f. 1-4-2024) that decriminalises minor procedural lapses and introduces graded monetary penalties.

A compendium of the latest allied rules, notifications and standards is bound into the volume, including—but not limited to—

Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 (consolidated to G.S.R. 797 E, 23-12-2023)

Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (as amended to 2023)

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 & EPR amendments, 2022–23

E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 (w.e.f. 1-4-2023)

Solid Waste, Bio-Medical Waste, Construction-Demolition Waste, Fly-ash and Ozone-Depleting-Substances Rules (latest revisions)

Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019 with 2022–23 corrigenda

National Green Tribunal Act extracts on penalty jurisdiction

Concise short comments highlight emission-standard updates, EPR-portal timelines, carbon-credit trading notification (2023) and Jan Vishwas compounding slabs—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity.

Core statutory coverage

• Central Govt. rule-making & direction powers — “delegated legislation” backbone for more than 70 rules/notifications.

• Standards & consents — industry-specific emission / effluent norms, environmental-clearance EIA stages, continuous-monitoring devices.

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — plastics, e-waste, battery and tyre modules with online credit registry.

• Inspection & enforcement — CPCB/SPCB surprise inspection, e-monitoring, and pollution-control board prosecution.

• Civil penalties & compounding (2024) — up to ₹ 5 crore for major spill, daily fine for continuing breach, and remission matrix.

This edition is particularly suited for

• EHS heads, sustainability officers & ESG auditors.

• Industry consultants preparing EIA/EMP and consent renewals.

• Pollution-control board inspectors & NGT practitioners.

• Researchers & NGOs tracking climate and waste-management policy.

• AIBE candidates and law students in environmental-law modules.