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| THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT APPELLATE AUTHORITY ACT, 1997 |
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Title : THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT APPELLATE AUTHORITY ACT, 1997
Year : 1997
Act :
CHAPTER IV
MISCELLANEOUS
15.Bar of jurisdiction.
15. Bar of jurisdiction.-With effect from the date of establishment of the Authority, no civil court or other authority shall have jurisdiction to entertain any appeal in respect of any matter with which the Authority is so empowered by or under this Act.
16.Proceedings before the Authority to be judicial proceedings.
16. Proceedings before the Authority to be judicial proceedings. All proceedings before the Authority shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 of the
Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
17.Members and staff of Authority to be public servants.
17. Members and staff of Authority to be public servants.-The
Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and the Members and the officers and other employees of the Authority shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of
1860).
18.Protection of action taken in good faith.
18. Protection of action taken in good faith.-No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central Government or against the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson or a Member of the
Authority or any other person authorised by the Chairperson, the
Vice-Chairperson or a Member for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder.
19.Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Authority.
19. Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Authority.-Whoever fails to comply with any order made by the Authority, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
20.Offences by companies.
20. Offences by companies.-(1) Where any offence under this Act has been committed by company, every person who, at the time of the offence was committed, was directly in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he has exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,-
(a)"company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and
(b) "director", in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.
21.Power to remove difficulties.
21. Power to remove difficulties.-(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of three years from the date on which this Act receives the assent of the President.
(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.
22.Power to make rules.
22. Power to make rules.-(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the procedure under sub-section (4) of section 8 for the investigation of misbehaviour or incapacity of the Chairperson, the
Vice-Chairperson or a Member;
(b) the salaries and allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and the
Members under section 9;
(c) the form which an appeal shall contain under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(d) financial and administrative powers of the Chairperson under section 13;
(e) the salaries and allowances and conditions of service of the officers and other employees of the Authority;
(f) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every rule made under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be with prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
23.Repeal and saving.
23. Repeal and saving.-(1) The National Environment Appellate
Authority Ordinance, 1997 (Ord. 12 of 1977) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
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