Notes on Environment Protection Act,1986
Environment Protection Act,1986 The Environment (Protection) Act was enacted in the year 1986. It was enacted with the main objective to provide the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith. The Act is one of the most comprehensive legislations with a pretext to protection and improvement of the environment. The Constitution of India also provides for the protection of the environment. Article 48A of the Constitution specifies that the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. Article 51 A further provides that every citizen shall protect the environment. Objectives As mentioned earlier, the main objective of the Act was to provide the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith. Other objectives of the implementation of the EPA are: To implement the decisions made at the UN Conference on Human Environment held at Stockholm in June 197