Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
← Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
III — PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUCTION · Section 15

Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act, rules, orders and directions

Synced on 08 Sept 2026Text as per India Code

(1) Where any person contravenes or does not comply with any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made or orders or directions issued thereunder for which no penalty is provided, he shall be liable to penalty in respect of each such contravention which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.

(2) Where any person continues contravention under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to additional penalty of ten thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues.

Judgments on Section 15