Act Number: 22

Act Name: The National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997

Year: 1997

Enactment Date: 1997-03-26

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 3: Establishment of Authority.
    (1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a body to be known as the National Environment Appellate Authority to exercise the powers conferred upon, and to perform the functions assigned to, it under this Act.
     (2) The head office of the Authority shall be at Delhi.
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