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 5: Qualifications for appointment as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson or Member.
    (1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Chairperson unless he has been--
         (a) a Judge of the Supreme Court; or
         (b) the Chief Justice of a High Court.
     (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Vice-Chairperson unless he has--
         (a) for at least two years held the post of a Secretary to the Government of India or any other post under the Central or State Government carrying a scale of pay which is not less than that of a Secretary to the Government of India; and
         (b) expertise or experience in administrative, legal, managerial or technical aspects of problems relating to environment.
     (3) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Member unless he has professional knowledge or practical experience in the areas pertaining to conservation, environmental management, law or planning and development.
     (4) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and the Members shall be appointed by the President.
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