LEGISLATIONS

1. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Water Act)

2. Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (Air Act).
3. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (EP Act)
4. Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
5. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
6. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
7. Biological Diversity Act, 2002
8. National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

Environment protection act,1986

 No person carrying on any industry, operation or process shall

discharge or emit or permit to be discharged or emitted any
environmental pollutant in excess or such standards as may be
prescribed.(Section 7)
 the Central Government shall have the power to take all such
measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of
protecting and improving the quality of the environment and
preventing, controlling and abating environmental pollution.(Section
3)
 PERSONS CARRYING ON INDUSTRY OPERATION, ETC., NOT TO
ALLOW EMISSION OR DISCHARGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF THE STANDARDS.- No person carrying on
any industry, operation or process shall discharge or emit or permit
 to be discharged or emitted any environmental pollutants in excess
of such standards as may be prescribed .(section 7)
 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.(section 8)

 Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules,
orders and directions.—(1) Whoever fails to comply with or
contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made or
orders or directions issued thereunder, shall, in respect of each such
failure or contravention, be punishable with imprisonment for a term
which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to one
lakh rupees, or with both, and in case the failure or contravention
continues, with additional fine which may extend to five thousand
rupees for every day during which such failure or contravention
continues after the conviction for the first such failure or
contravention.(Section 15)

 OFFENCES BY COMPANIES.- Where any offence under this Act has

been committed by a company, every person who, at the time 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.

Environmental compliance is designed to protect the environment with laws,

regulations, and codes. Regulations and permits allow for the safe operating
procedures by companies to make sure the environment is not being harmed.
Specific types of environmental compliance include RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and
conflict minerals. Environmental compliance enables companies to manufacture
and sell products in certain markets without incurring costly fines and penalties. It
also enables businesses to adopt more sustainable practices that lead to
improved operational efficiency, reduced costs, minimal waste, and enhanced
brand image.
Regulatory compliance can span FDA, ISO, OSHA, SOX, and many other types of
compliance. Depending on the type of compliance, it helps companies operate
more effectively, safely, and/or within clearly established regulations to ensure
product, consumer, or environmental safety. An environmental compliance
program establishes the necessary tools (e.g., SOPs, policies, compliance
calendars, employee training documents, management plans) to help
organizations meet regulatory requirements. It also keeps organizations on track
with recordkeeping and scheduled compliance reporting to various regulatory
agencies.