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The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards

In force From 19 Nov 1986 Act 29 of 1986 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 29 of 1986 Ministry Environment, Forest and Climate Change Enacted 23 May 1986 In force 19 Nov 1986 Cited by 2 provisions Instruments 40

Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 deals with persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards. No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed. The Act came into force on 19 Nov 1986.

No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed.

Section 8, The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Act 29 of 1986).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 14A Penalty for contravention of section 7 or section 8
  2. s. 25 Power to make rules

Made under this section, and citing it

40 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 8

What does Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act deal with?

Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act is headed "Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards". No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed.

How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Environment Act 8, section 8 Environment Act, section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act, and has it changed?

2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 40: most recently Bio-Medical Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (2026), then Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2025 (2025), and 38 more.

When did Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act come into force?

Section 8 of the Environment (Protection) Act, cited as Environment Act 8, came into force on 19 Nov 1986, having been enacted on 23 May 1986. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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