ER3403 Environmental Legislations and Policies Syllabus:
ER3403 Environmental Legislations and Policies Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
Course objective:
To impart knowledge on the policies, legislations, institutional frame work and enforcement mechanisms for environmental management in India.
Unit-I Environmental Acts
Power & functions of regulatory agencies – responsibilities of Occupier Provision relating to prevention and control Scheme of Consent to establish, Consent to operate – Conditions of the consents – Outlet – Legal sampling procedures, State Water Laboratory – Appellate Authority – Penalties for violation of consent conditions etc. Provisions for closure/directions in apprehended pollution situation.
Unit-II WATER (Pollution, Control and Prevention) ACT, 1974
Power & functions of regulatory agencies – responsibilities of Occupier Provision relating to prevention and control Scheme of Consent to establish, Consent to operate – Conditions of the consents – Outlet – Legal sampling procedures, State Water Laboratory – Appellate Authority – Penalties for violation of consent conditions etc. Provisions for closure/directions in apprehended pollution situation-Amendments
Unit-III AIR (Pollution, Control and Prevention) ACT, 1981
Power & functions of regulatory agencies – responsibilities of Occupier Provision relating to prevention and control Scheme of Consent to establish, Consent to operate – Conditions of the consents – Outlet – Legal sampling procedures, State Air Laboratory – Appellate Authority – Penalties for violation of consent conditions etc. Provisions for closure/directions in apprehended pollution situation- Amendments
Unit-IV Environment (Protection) Act 1986
Genesis of the Act – delegation of powers – Role of Central Government – EIA Notification – Sitting of Industries – Coastal Zone Regulation – Responsibilities of local bodies mitigation scheme etc., for Municipal Solid Waste Management – Responsibilities of Pollution Control Boards under Hazardous Waste rules and that of occupier, authorisation – Biomedical waste rules – responsibilities of generators and role of Pollution Control Boards.
Unit-V Other Environmental Acts in India
Relevant Provisions of Indian Forest Act, Public Liability Insurance Act, CrPC, IPC -Public Interest Litigation – Writ petitions – Supreme Court Judgments in Landmark cases.
Course Outcomes:
CO1 : Explain the Indian policies and legislations pertaining to prevention and control of water pollution, air pollution and waste management
CO2 : Insight into the Environmental Protection Act and the associated Rules knowledge on the Institutional setup for Environmental management and pollution control.
References
1. CPCB, “Pollution Control acts, Rules and Notifications issued there under “Pollution Control Series – PCL/2/1992, Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi, 1997.
2. Shyam Divan and Armin Roseneranz “Environmental law and policy in India “Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2001.
3. Greger I. Megregor, “Environmental law and enforcement”, Lewis Publishers, London. 1994.