OFFICERS AUTHORISED FOR TAKING COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES
S.O. 394(E).-In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (a) of section 19 of the Environment (Protection)Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby authorises the officers and authorities listed in column (2) of the Table hereto for the purpose of the said section with the jurisdiction mentioned against each of them in column (3) of that Table:
TABLE
| Serial No. | Officer | Jurisdiction |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Any Director, Joint Secretary, Adviser or Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife, | Whole of India |
| 2. | The Chairman or Member-Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board constituted under section 3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) | Whole of India |
| 3. | The Government of the State (represented by the Secretary to the State Government incharge) of environment | Whole of the State |
| 4. | The Chairman or Member-Secretary of the Slate Pollution Control Board constituted under section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) or a State Pollution Control Board constituted under section 5 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981(14 of 1981) | Whole of the State |
| 5. | Collector | Whole of Revenue District |
| 6. | Zonal Officers of the Central Pollution Control Board who have been delegated powers under sections 20,21,23 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974 (6 of 1974) and section 24 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) | Area as laid down by the Central Board |
| 7. | Regional Officers of the State Pollution Control Board Who have been delegated powers under section 20, 21 and 23 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 | Area as laid down by the Slate Board |
| 8. | Regional Officers of the State Pollution Control Board who have been delegated powers under section 24 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. | Area as laid down by the State Board |
| 9. | Any Regional/Zonal Officer or a Director in charge of a Regiong/Zone of the Ganga Project Directorate. | Zonal/Regional area as laid down by the Ganga Project Directorate |
| 10. | Any Deputy Secretary, Director, Joint Secretary or Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Ganga Project Directorate |
Whole of the States in which the Ganga Action Plan is under implementation. |
| 11. | Joint Director (Legal) in the Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi-110 003 | Whole of India |
Principal Notification No. S.O. 394(E) published in Gazette No. 185 dt. 16-4-87 S. Nos. 9 and l0 and entries relating thereto inserted vide S.O. 237(E) dt. 29-3-89 published in the Gazette No. 171 dl. 29-3-89. S.N. 11 and entries relating thereto inserted vide S.O. 656(E) dt. 21-8-89 published in the Gazette No. 519 dt. 21-8-89.
Last Updated: February 25, 2013
