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* Patel Harsh C. Mech -B Roll No.-209 Environment protection act,1986: Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment. It shall come into force on 23rd May, 1986 the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and for different areas. It came into force in the whole of India on 19th November, 1986 * OBJECTIVES: (1) Manage the use, development and protection of the environment in a way that will enable people for their economic, social and physical well being and for their health and safety. (2) Safeguarding the life-supporting capacity of air, water, land. (3) Avoiding, remedying any adverse effects of activities on the environment. * (4)To prevent, reduce, minimize and, where practicable, eliminate harm to the environment. To co-ordinate activities, policies and programmes necessary to prevent, reduce, minimize or eliminate environmental harm and ensure effective environmental protection, restoration and Enhancement. (6) To ensure that all reasonable and practicable measures are taken to protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment. (7) To promote industry and community education and involvement in decisions about the protection, restoration and enhancement of the environment. * GENERAL POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: (1)To take measures to protect and improve environment.- The Central Government, shall have the power to take all such measures for the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the environment and preventing, controlling environmental pollution. (2)Appointment of Officers * (3) Power to give directions: The Central Government may issue directions in writing to any person, officer or any authority shall be bound to comply with such directions This power to direction shall include:- (a) The closure, prohibition or regulation of any industry,