Act Number: 19

Act Name: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

Year: 2010

Enactment Date: 2010-06-02

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of a National Green Tribunal for the effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement of any legal right relating to environment and giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 10A: Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert Member.
    1[10A. Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert Member.--Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications, appointment, term of office, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert Member of the Tribunal appointed after the commencement of 2 [the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter II of the said Act]:
    Provided that the Chairperson, Judicial Member and Expert Member appointed before the commencement of Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this Act, and the rules made thereunder as if the provisions of section 184 of the Finance Act, 2017 had not come into force.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 7 of 2017, s. 182 (w.e.f. 26-5-2017).
2. Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 27, for “Part XIV of Chapter VI of the Finance Act, 2017 (7 of 2017), shall be governed by the provisions of the section 184 of that Act” (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
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