Environment Protection Act 1986 question Answers and overview

Q1. How many sections are there in Environment protection Act 1986?

Ans: 26 sections

Q2. What is the reason to enact Environment protection Act 1986?

Ans: The main purpose was to implement the decisions of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and it was enacted after the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy.

Q3. What is the Constitutional validity of Environment protection Act 1986?

Ans: Article 253 of Constitution of India empowers Parliament to make any law for the whole or any part of India to implement any decision made at any international conference(1972 Stockholm conference).

Q4. Why Environment Protection Act is considered as Umbrella Legislations?

Ans: It fills the gap in the previously made law and brings all the existing environment related laws under the same Roof(Umbrella).

Q5. What is Environment Pollution according to Environment Protection Act 1986?

Ans: The presence of pollutant(any solid, liquid or gaseous substances present at such concentration which is injurious to living elements in the environment) in the environment.