Act Number: 29

Act Name: The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Year: 1986

Enactment Date: 1986-05-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 24: Effect of other laws.
    (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the provisions of this Act and the rules or orders made therein shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act.
     (2) Where any act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Act then the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to be punished under the other Act and not under this Act.
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