<Tr> <Th> Date commenced </Th> <Td> 9 January 1986 (1986 - 01 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Status: In force </Td> </Tr> <P> Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India . In the wake of the Bhopal Tragedy, the Government of India enacted the Environment Protection Act of 1986 under Article 253 of the Constitution . Passed in March 1986, it came into force on 19 November 1986.It has 26 sections. The purpose of the Act is to implement the decisions of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environments . They relate to the protection and improvement of the human environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, other living creatures, plants and property . The Act is an "umbrella" legislation designed to provide a framework for central government coordination of the activities of various central and state authorities established under previous laws, such as the Water Act and the Air Act . </P> <P> This act was enacted by the Parliament of India in 1986 . As the introduction says, "An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected there with: WHEREAS the decisions were taken at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in June, 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection and improvement of human environment . AND WHEREAS it is considered necessary further to implement the decisions aforesaid in so far as they relate to the protection and improvement of environment and the prevention of hazards to human beings, other living creatures, plants and property". This was due to Bhopal Gas Tragedy which was considered as the worst industrial tragedy in India . </P>

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