Section 17
Members and staff of Authority to be public servants. Repealed
The National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Environment Appellate Authority to hear appeals with respect to 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 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Chairperson, the
Vice-Chairperson and the Members and the officers and other employees of the Authority shall be
deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).