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Management of the Provincial Sustainable Development Fund \r\n11. Prohibition of certain discharges or emissions \r\n12. Initial environmental examination and environmental impact assessment \r\n13. Prohibition of import of hazardous waste \r\n14. Handling of hazardous substances \r\n15. Regulation of motor vehicles \r\n16. Environmental protection order \r\n17. Penalties \r\n18. Offences by bodies corporate \r\n19. Offences by Government Agencies, local authorities or local councils \r\n20. Environmental Tribunals \r\n21. Jurisdiction and powers of Environmental Tribunals \r\n22. Appeals to the Environmental Tribunal \r\n23. Appeals from orders of the Environmental Tribunal \r\n24. Jurisdiction of Environmental Magistrates \r\n25. Appeals from orders of Environmental Magistrates \r\n26. Power to delegate \r\n27. Power to give directions \r\n28. Indemnity \r\n29. Dues recoverable as arrears of land revenue \r\n30. Ordinance to override other laws \r\n31. Power to make rules \r\n32. Power to amend the Schedule \r\n33. Power to make regulations \r\n34. Repeal, savings and succession \r\nSCHEDULE \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1997 \r\n(XXXIV of 1997) \r\n[6th December, 1997] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the \r\nenvironment, for the prevention and control of pollution, and promotion of \r\nsustainable development \r\n WHEREAS, it is expedient to provide for the protection, conservation, \r\nrehabilitation and improvement of the environment, prevention and control of \r\npollution, promotion of sustainable development, and for matters connected \r\ntherewith and incidental thereto; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the \r\n3\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Protection Act, 1997. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext,– \r\n(i) “adverse environmental effect” means impairment of, or damage to, \r\nthe environment and includes– \r\n(a) impairment of, or damage to, human health and saf ety or to \r\nbiodiversity or property; \r\n(b) pollution; and \r\n(c) any adverse environmental effect as may be specified in the \r\nregulations; \r\n(ii) “agriculture waste” means waste from farm and agricultural activities \r\nincluding poultry, cattle farming, animal husband ry, residues from the \r\nuse of fertilizers, pesticides and other farm chemicals; \r\n \r\n1This Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on 3 December 1997, and was published in the Gazette of \r\nPakistan, Extraordinary, dated 6 December 1997.This Act was originally in the Federal ambit, however, the subject on which this law \r\nwas enacted devolved to the provinces by virtue of 18th Amendment in the Constitution, hence it was adapted, with amendments, for \r\nthe province of the Punjab by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012). \r\n2Substituted for the w ord “Pakistan” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.3; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n3Substituted for the w ord “Pakistan” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.3; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n4Substituted for the w ord “Pakistan” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.3; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(iii) “air pollutant” means any substance that causes pollution of air and \r\nincludes soot, smoke, dust particles, odor, light, electro -magnetic, \r\nradiation, heat, fumes, combustio n exhaust, exhaust gases, noxious \r\ngases, hazardous substances and radioactive substances; \r\n(iv) “biodiversity” or “biological diversity” means the variability among living \r\norganisms from all sources, including inter alia terrestrial, marine and \r\nother aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they \r\nare part; including diversity within species, between species and of \r\neco-systems; \r\n(v) “Council” means the \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Protection Council \r\nestablished under section 3; \r\n(vi) “discharge” includes spilling, leaking, pumping, depositing, seeping, \r\nreleasing, flowing out, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping; \r\n(vii) “ecosystem” means a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro -\r\norganism communities and their non -living environment interacting as \r\na functional unit; \r\n(viii) “effluent” means any material in solid, liquid or gaseous form or \r\ncombination thereof being discharged from industrial activity or any \r\nother source and includes a slurry, suspension or vapour; \r\n(ix) “emission standards” means the p ermissible standards established by \r\nthe \r\n6\r\n[Provincial Agency] for emission of air pollutants and nois e and for \r\ndischarge of effluent and waste; \r\n(x) “environment” means– \r\n (a) air, water and land; \r\n (b) all layers of the atmosphere; \r\n (c) all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms; \r\n (d) the ecosystem and ecological relationships; \r\n (e) buildings, structures, roads, facilities and works; \r\n (f) all social and economic conditions affecting community life; and \r\n(g) the inter-relationships between any of the factors in sub-clauses \r\n(a) to (f); \r\n(xi) “environmental impact assessment” means an environmental study \r\ncomprising collection of data, prediction of qualitative and quantitative \r\nimpacts, comparison of alternatives, evaluation of preventive, \r\nmitigatory and c ompensatory measures, formulation of environmental \r\nmanagement and training plans and monitoring arrangements, and \r\nframing of recommendations and such other components as may be \r\nprescribed; \r\n \r\n5Substituted for the w ord “Pakistan” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n6Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or a Provincial Agency” by the P unjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act \r\n2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(xii) “Environmental Magistrate” means the Magistrate of the First Class \r\nappointed under section 24; \r\n(xiii) “Environmental Tribunal” means the Environmental Tribunal \r\nconstituted under section 20; \r\n7\r\n[(xiv) * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(xv) “factory” means any premises in which ind ustrial activity is being \r\nundertaken; \r\n8\r\n[(xvi) “Government” means Government of the Punjab;] \r\n9\r\n[(xvii) “Government Agency” includes– \r\n(a) a department, an attached department or any other office of the \r\nGovernment; and \r\n(b) a development authority, local authority, company or a body \r\ncorporate established or controlled by the Government;] \r\n(xviii) “hazardous substance” means– \r\n(a) a substance or mixture of substances, other than a pesticide as \r\ndefined in the Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971 (II of \r\n1971), which, by reason of its chemical activity or toxic , \r\nexplosive, flammable, corrosive, radioactive or other \r\ncharacteristics causes, or is likely to cause, directly or in \r\ncombination with other matters, an adverse environmental \r\neffect; and \r\n(b) any substance which may be prescribed as a hazardous \r\nsubstance; \r\n(xix) “hazardous waste” means waste which is or which contains a \r\nhazardous substance or which may be prescribed as hazardous \r\nsubstance or which may be prescribed as hazardous waste, and \r\nincludes hospital waste and nuclear waste; \r\n10\r\n[(xx) * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(xxi) “hospital waste” includes waste medical supplies and materials of all \r\nkinds, and waste blood, tissue, organs and other parts of the human \r\nand animal bodies, from hospitals, clinics and laboratories; \r\n(xxii) “industrial activity” means any operati on or process for manufacturing, \r\nmaking, formulating, synthesising, altering, repairing, ornamenting, \r\nfinishing, packing or otherwise treating any article or substance with a \r\nview to its use, sale, transport, delivery or disposal, or for mining, for oil \r\nand gas exploration and development, or for pumping water or \r\n \r\n7Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n8Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n9Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n10Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nsewage, or for generating, transforming or transmitting power or for \r\nany other industrial or commercial purpose; \r\n(xxiii) “industrial waste” means waste resulting from an industrial activity; \r\n(xxiv) “initial environmental examination” means a preliminary enviro nmental \r\nreview of the reasonably foreseeable qualitative and quantitative \r\nimpacts on the environment of a proposed project to determine \r\nwhether it is likely to cause an adverse environmental ef fect for \r\nrequiring preparation of an environmental impact assessment; \r\n(xxv) ”local authority ” means any agency set -up or designated by the \r\n11\r\n[Government] by notification in the official Gazette to be a local \r\nauthority for the purposes of this Act; \r\n(xxvi) “local council” means a local council constituted or established under a \r\nlaw relating to local government; \r\n(xxvii) “motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for \r\nuse upon land whether its power of propulsion is transmitted thereto \r\nfrom an external or internal source, and includes a chassis to which a \r\nbody has not been attached, and a trailer, but does not include a \r\nvehicle running upon fixed rails; \r\n(xxviii) “municipal waste” includes sewage, refuse, garbage, waste form \r\nabattoirs, sludge and human excreta and the like; \r\n12\r\n[(xxix) * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(xxx) “noise” means the intensity, duration and character of sounds from all \r\nsources, and includes vibration; \r\n(xxxi) “nuclear waste” means waste from any nuclear reactor or nuclear plant \r\nor other nuclear energy system, whether or not such waste is \r\nradioactive; \r\n(xxxii) “person” means any natural person or legal entity and includes an \r\nindividual, firm, association, partnership, society, group, company, \r\ncorporation, co -operative society, Gove rnment Agency, non -\r\ngovernmental organization, community -based organization, village \r\norganization, local council or local authority and, in the case of a \r\nvessel, the master or other person having for the time being the charge \r\nor control of the vessel; \r\n(xxxiii) “pollution” means the contamination of air, land or water by the \r\ndischarge or emission of effluents or wastes or air pollutants or noise \r\nor other matter which either directly or indirectly or in combination with \r\nother discharges or substances alters un favourably the chemical, \r\nphysical, biological, radiational, thermal or radiological or aesthetic \r\nproperties of the air, land or water or which may, or is likely to make \r\nthe air, land or water unclean, noxious or impure or injurious, \r\n \r\n11Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government or a Provincial Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection \r\n(Amendment) Act 2012 ( XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages \r\n41061-41065. \r\n12Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\ndisagreeable or detrimental to the health, safety, welfare or property of \r\npersons or harmful to biodiversity; \r\n13\r\n[(xxxiv) “prescribed” means prescribed by the rules or regulations;] \r\n(xxxv) “project” means any activity, plan, scheme, proposal or undertaking \r\ninvolving any change in the environment and includes– \r\n(a) construction or use of buildings or other works; \r\n(b) construction or use of roads or other transport systems; \r\n(c) construction or operation of factories or other installations; \r\n(d) mineral prospecting, mining, quarrying, s tone-crushing, drilling \r\nand the like; \r\n(e) any change of land use or water use; and \r\n(f) alteration, expansion, repair, decommissioning or abandonment \r\nof existing buildings or other works, roads or other transport \r\nsystems, factories or other installations; \r\n(xxxvi) “proponent” means the person who proposes or intends to undertake a \r\nproject; \r\n14\r\n[(xxxvii) “Provincial Agency” means the Provincial Environmental Protection \r\nAgency established under the Act, or any Government Agency, local \r\ncouncil or local authority e xercising the powers and functions of the \r\nProvincial Agency;] \r\n15\r\n[(xxxvii-a) “Punjab Environmental Quality Standards” mean the standards \r\nprepared by the Provincial Agency and approved by the Council;] \r\n(xxxviii) “regulations” means regulations made under this Act; \r\n(xxxix) “rules” means rules made under this Act; \r\n(xl) “sewage” means liquid or semi -solid wastes and sludge from sanitary \r\nconveniences, kitchens, laundries, washing and similar activities and \r\nfrom any sewerage system or sewage disposal works; \r\n(xli) “standards” means qualitative and quantitative standards for discharge \r\nof effluents and wastes and for emission of air pollutants and noise \r\neither for general applicability or for a particular area, or from a \r\nparticular production process, or for a particu lar product, and includes \r\nthe \r\n16\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality Standards, emission standards \r\nand other st andards established under this Act and the r ules and \r\nregulations made thereunder; \r\n \r\n13Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n14Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n15Inserted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n16Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(xlii) “sustainable development” means development that meets the need s \r\nof the present generation without compromising the ability of future \r\ngenerations to meet their needs; \r\n17\r\n[(xliii) * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(xliv) “vessel” includes anything made for the conveyance by water of human \r\nbeings or of goods; and \r\n(xlv) “waste” means any substance or object which has been, is being or is \r\nintended to be, discarded or disposed of, and includes liquid waste, \r\nsolid waste, waste gases, suspended waste, industrial waste, \r\nagricultural waste, nuclear waste, municipal waste, hospital waste, \r\nused polyethylene bags and residues from the incineration of all types \r\nof waste. \r\n3. Establishment of the \r\n18\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Protection Council .– \r\n19\r\n[(1) \r\nThe Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Council to \r\nbe known as the Punjab Environmental Protection Council consisting of– \r\n(i) Chief Minister of the Punjab; or such other person \r\nas nominated by the Chief Minister; \r\nChairperson \r\n(ii) Minister Incharge of the Environment Protection \r\nDepartment; \r\nVice Chairperson \r\n(iii) such other persons not exceeding thirty five as \r\nthe Government may appoint, of which at least \r\ntwenty five shall be non -official including at least \r\nthree Members of the Provincial Assembly of the \r\nPunjab, five representatives of the Chambers of \r\nCommerce and Indus try and one or more \r\nrepresentatives of the Chambers of Agriculture, \r\nMedical and legal profession, trade unions and \r\nnon- governmental organizations concerned with \r\nthe environment and sustainable development, \r\nand scientists, technical experts and \r\neducationalists20[:] \r\n21[Provided that at least one female member of \r\nthe Assembly and at least four women shall be \r\nappointed as non-official members; and] \r\nMembers \r\n(iv) Secretary to the Government, Environment Member/Secretary] \r\n \r\n17Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.4; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n18Substituted for the w ord “Pakistan” by the Punjab Environme ntal Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.5; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n19Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.5 ; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n20Substituted for the semi -colon and word “; and” by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), w.e.f. \r\n12.3.2014, s.2 and the Schedule; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 2733-2744. \r\n21Added by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014), w.e.f. 12.3.2014, s.2 and the Schedule; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 2733-2744. \r\nProtection Department. \r\n(2) The Member s of the Council, other than ex-officio members, shall be \r\nappointed in accordance with the prescribed procedure and shall hold office for a \r\nterm of three years. \r\n(3) The Council shall frame its own rules of procedure. \r\n(4) The Council shall hold meetings as and when necessary, but not less \r\nthan two meetings shall be held in a year. \r\n(5) The Council may constitute committees of its members and entrust \r\nthem with such functions as it may deem fit, and the recommendations of the \r\ncommittees shall be submitted to the Council for approval. \r\n(6) The Council or any of its committees may invite any technical expert or \r\nrepresentative of any Government Agency or non -governmental organization or \r\nother person possessing specialized knowledge of any subject for assistance in \r\nperformance of its functions. \r\n4. Functions and powers of the Council.– (1) The Council shall– \r\n(a) co-ordinate and supervise enforcement of the provisions of this Act; \r\n(b) approve comprehensive \r\n22\r\n[Punjab] environmental policies and ensure \r\ntheir implementation wit hin the framework of a \r\n23\r\n[Punjab] conservation \r\nstrategy as may be approved by the \r\n24\r\n[Government] from time to time; \r\n(c) approve the \r\n25\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality Standards; \r\n(d) provide guidelines for the protection and conservation of species, \r\nhabitats, an d biodiversity in general, and for the conservation of \r\nrenewable and non-renewable resources; \r\n(e) coordinate integration of the principles and concerns of sustainable \r\ndevelopment into \r\n26\r\n[Punjab] development plans and policies; and \r\n(f) consider the \r\n27\r\n[Punjab] Environment Report and give appropriate \r\ndirections thereon. \r\n(2) The Council may, either itself or on the request of any person or \r\norganisation, direct the \r\n28\r\n[Provincial Agency] or any Government Agency to prepare, \r\nsubmit, promote or implement projects for the protection, conservation, rehabilitation \r\n \r\n22Substituted for the w ord “Nat ional” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n23Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Am endment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n24Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n25Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n26Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n27Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n28Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nand improvement of the environment, the prevention and control of pollution, and the \r\nsustainable development of resources, or to undertake research in any specified \r\naspect of environment. \r\n5. Establishment of the \r\n29\r\n[Provincial] Environmental Protection Agency .– \r\n30\r\n[(1) The Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish the \r\nProvincial Environmental Protection Agency to exercise the powers and perform the \r\nfunctions assigned to it under this Act, the rules and the regulations.] \r\n(2) The \r\n31\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall be headed by a Director -General, who \r\nshall be appointed by the \r\n32\r\n[Government] on such terms and conditions as it may \r\ndetermine. \r\n(3) The \r\n33\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall have such administrative, t echnical and \r\nlegal staff as the \r\n34\r\n[Government] may specify, to be appointed in accordance with \r\nsuch procedure as may be prescribed. \r\n(4) The powers and functions of the \r\n35\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall b e \r\nexercised and performed by the Director-General. \r\n36\r\n[(5) The Director General may, by general or special order, delegate any of \r\nthe functions of the Provincial Agency exercised by him under subsection (4) to any \r\nother officer appointed under subsection (3).] \r\n(6) For assisting the \r\n37\r\n[Provincial Agency] in the discharg e of its functions, \r\nthe \r\n38\r\n[Government] shall establish Advisory Committees for various sectors, and \r\nappoint as members thereof eminent representatives of the relevant sector, \r\neducational institutions, research institutes and non-governmental organizations. \r\n6. Functions of the \r\n39\r\n[Provincial Agency].– (1) The \r\n40\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall– \r\n \r\n29Substituted for the w ord “Pakistan” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (X XXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.6; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n30Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.6; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n31Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n32Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n33Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n34Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n35Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n36Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2017 (XIX of 2017), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3139 - 3140, s.2 \r\n37Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n38Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n39Words “Federal Agency” substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act, 2012 (XXXV of 2012) \r\n40Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(a) administer and implement the provisions of this Act and the rules and \r\nregulations made thereunder; \r\n(b) prepare, in coordination with the appropriate Government Agency and \r\nin consultation with the concerned sectoral Advisory Committees, \r\n41\r\n[* * \r\n* *] environmental policies for approval by the Council; \r\n(c) take all necessary measures for the implementation of the \r\n42\r\n[* * * *] \r\nenvironmental policies approved by the Council; \r\n(d) prepare and publish an annual \r\n43\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Report on the \r\nstate of the environment; \r\n(e) prepare or revise, and establish the \r\n44\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality \r\nStandards with approval of the Council: \r\n Provided that before seeking approval of the Council , the \r\n45\r\n[Provincial \r\nAgency] shall publish the proposed \r\n46\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality \r\nStandards for public opinion in accordance with the prescribed \r\nprocedure; and \r\n(f) ensure enforcement of the \r\n47\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality Standards; \r\n48\r\n[(g) establish standards for the quality of the ambient air, water and land, \r\nby notification in the official Gazette;] \r\n(h) co-ordinate environmental policies and programmes nationally and \r\ninternationally; \r\n(i) establish systems and procedures for surveys, surveillance, \r\nmonitoring, measurement, examination, investigation, research, \r\ninspection and audit to prevent and control pollution, and to estimate \r\nthe costs of cleaning up pollution and rehabilitating the environment in \r\nvarious sectors; \r\n(j) take measures to promote research and the development of science \r\nand technology which may contribute to the prevention of pollution, \r\nprotection of the environment, and sustainable development; \r\n(k) certify one or more laboratories as approved laboratories for \r\nconducting tests and analysis and one or more research institutes as \r\n \r\n41Omitted the word “national” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, \r\ns.7; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n42Omitted the word “national” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, \r\ns.7; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n43Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 201 2), \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n44Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n45Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n46Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n47Substituted for the w ord “National” by th e Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n48Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w. e.f.18.4.2012, s.7; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nenvironmental research institutes for conducting research and \r\ninvestigation, for the purposes of this Act; \r\n(l) identify the needs for, and initiate legislation in various sectors of the \r\nenvironment; \r\n(m) render advice and assistance in environmental matters, including such \r\ninformation and data available with it as may be required for carrying \r\nout the purposes of this Act: \r\n Provided that the disclosure of such information shall be subject to the \r\nrestrictions contained in the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 12; \r\n(n) assist the local councils, local authorities, Government Agencies and \r\nother persons to implement schemes for the proper disposal of wastes \r\nso as to ensure compliance with the standards established by it; \r\n(o) provide information and guidance to the public environmental matters; \r\n(p) recommend environmental courses, topics, literature and books for \r\nincorporation in the curricula and syllabi of educational institutions; \r\n(q) promote public education and awarene ss of environmental issues \r\nthrough mass media and other means, including seminars and \r\nworkshops; \r\n(r) specify safeguards for the prevention of accidents and disasters which \r\nmay cause pollution, collaborate with the concerned person in the \r\npreparation of co ntingency plans for control of such accidents and \r\ndisasters, and co-ordinate implementation of such plans; \r\n(s) encourage the formation and working of non -governmental \r\norganizations, community organizations and village organizations to \r\nprevent and control pollution and promote sustainable development; \r\n(t) take or cause to be taken all necessary measure for the protection, \r\nconservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the environment, \r\nprevention and control of pollution and promotion of sustainable \r\ndevelopment; and \r\n(u) perform any function which the Council may assign to it. \r\n(2) The \r\n49\r\n[Provincial Agency] may– \r\n(a) undertake inquires or investigation into environmental issues, either of \r\nits own accord or upon complaint from any person or organisation; \r\n(b) request any person to furnish any information or data relevant to its \r\nfunctions; \r\n(c) initiate with the approval of the \r\n50\r\n[Government], requests for foreign \r\nassistance in support of the purposes of this Act and enter into \r\narrangements with foreign agencies or or ganizations for the exchange \r\n \r\n49Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n50Substituted for the words “Federal Government” substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act, 2012 \r\n(XXXV of 2012) \r\nof material or information and participate in international seminars or \r\nmeetings; \r\n(d) recommend to the \r\n51\r\n[Government] the adoption of financial and fiscal \r\nprogrammes, schemes or measures for achieving environmental \r\nobjectives and goals and the purposes of this Act, including– \r\n(i) incentives, prizes awards, subsidies, tax exemptions, rebates \r\nand depreciation allowances; and \r\n(ii) taxes, duties, cesses and other levies; \r\n(e) establish and maintain laboratories to help in the perform ance of its \r\nfunctions under this Act and to conduct research in various aspects of \r\nthe environment and provide or arrange necessary assistance for \r\nestablishment of similar laboratories in the private sector; and \r\n(f) provide or arrange, in accordance with such procedure as may be \r\nprescribed, financial assistance for projects designed to facilitate the \r\ndischarge of its functions. \r\n7. Powers of the \r\n52\r\n[Provincial Agency].– Subject to the provisions of this Act, \r\nthe \r\n53\r\n[Provincial Agency] may– \r\n(a) lease, purchase, acquire, own, hold, improve, use or otherwise deal in \r\nand with any property both movable and immovable; \r\n(b) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, exchange or otherwise dispose of its \r\nproperty and assets; \r\n(c) fix and realize fees, rates and charges for renderin g any service or \r\nproviding any facility, information or data under this Act or the rules \r\nand regulations made thereunder; \r\n(d) enter into the contracts, execute instruments, incur liabilities and do all \r\nacts or things necessary for proper management and co nduct of its \r\nbusiness; \r\n(e) appoint with the approval of the \r\n54\r\n[Government] and in accordance with \r\nsuch procedures as may be prescribed, such advisers, experts and \r\nconsultants as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of \r\nits functions on such terms and conditions as it may deem fit; \r\n(f) summon and enforce the attendance of any person and require him to \r\nsupply any information or document needed for the conduct of any \r\nenquiry or investigation into any environmental issue; \r\n(g) enter and inspect and under the authority of a search warrant issued \r\nby the Environmental Tribunal or Environmental Magistrate, search at \r\n \r\n51Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environm ental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n52Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXX V of 2012), \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n53Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n54Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nany reasonable time, any land, building, premises, vehicle or vessel or \r\nother place where or in which, there are reasonable grounds to beli eve \r\nthat an offence under this Act has been or is being committed; \r\n(h) take samples of any materials, products, articles or substances or of \r\nthe effluents, wastes or air pollutants being discharged or emitted or of \r\nair, water or land in the vicinity of the discharge or emission; \r\n(i) arrange for test and analysis of the samples at a certified laboratory; \r\n(j) confiscate any article used in the commission of the offence where the \r\noffender is not known or cannot be found within a reasonable time : \r\n Provided tha t the power under clauses (f), (h), (i), and (j) shall be \r\nexercised in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), or the rules made under this Act and \r\nunder the direction of the Environmental Tribunal or Environ mental \r\nMagistrate; and \r\n55\r\n[(k) establish the Punjab Environmental Coordination Committee \r\ncomprising the Director General as its convener and such other \r\nmembers as the Government may appoint to exercise such powers \r\nand perform such functions as may be delegat ed or assigned to it by \r\nthe Government for carrying out the purposes of this Act.] \r\n56\r\n[8. Establishment, powers and functions of the Provincial Environmental \r\nProtection Agencies.– * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n9. Establishment of the Provincial Sustainable Develop ment Funds .– \r\n57\r\n[(1) \r\nThere shall be established a Provincial Sustainable Development Fund.] \r\n(2) The Provincial Sustainable Development Fund shall be derived from \r\nthe following sources, namely:– \r\n(a) grants made or loans advanced by the \r\n58\r\n[Government or the Federal \r\nGovernment]; \r\n(b) aid and assistance, grants, advances, donations and other non -\r\nobligatory funds received from foreign governments, \r\n59\r\n[Punjab] or \r\ninternational agencies, and non-governmental organizations; and \r\n(c) contributions from private organizations, and other persons. \r\n(3) The Provincial Sustainable Development Fund shall be utilized in \r\naccordance with such procedure as may be prescribed for– \r\n \r\n55Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.8; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n56Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.9; and published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n57Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.10; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n58Substituted for the words “Federal Government or the Provincial Governments” by the Punjab Environmental Protection \r\n(Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.10; and published in th e Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages \r\n41061-41065. \r\n59Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(a) providing financial assistance to the projects designed for the \r\nprotection, conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of the \r\nenvironment, the prevention and control of pollution, the sustainable \r\ndevelopment of resources and for research in any specified aspect of \r\nenvironment; and \r\n(b) any other purpose which in the opinion of the Board will help achieve \r\nenvironmental objectives and the purposes of this Act. \r\n10. Management of the Provincial Sustainable Development Fund .– \r\n60\r\n[(1) The \r\nProvincial Sustainable Development Fund shall be managed by a Board known as \r\nthe Provincial Sustainable Development Fund Board consisting of- \r\n(i) Chairman, Planning and Development Board; Chairperson \r\n(ii) Such officers of the Government, not exceeding \r\nsix, as the Government may appoint including \r\nSecretaries incharge of the Finance, Industries \r\nand Environment Departments; \r\nMembers \r\n(iii) such non -official persons not exceeding ten as \r\nthe Government may appoint including \r\nrepresentatives of the Chamber of Commerce \r\nand Industry, non -governmental organizations \r\nand major donors; and \r\nMembers \r\n(iv) Director General of the Provincial Agency. Member/Secretary] \r\n(2) In accordance with such procedure and such criteria as may be \r\nprescribed, the Board shall have the power to– \r\n(a) sanction financial assistance for eligible projects; \r\n(b) invest moneys held in the Provincial Sustainable Development Fu nd in \r\nsuch profit-bearing government bonds, savings schemes and securities \r\nas it may deem suitable; and \r\n(c) take such measures and exercise such powers as may be necessary \r\nfor utilization of the Provincial Sustainable Development Fund for the \r\npurposes specified in sub-section (3) of section 9. \r\n(3) The Board shall constitute committees of its members to undertake \r\nregular monitoring of projects financed from the Provincial Sustainable Development \r\nFund and to submit progress reports to the Board which shall pu blish an Annual \r\nReport incorporating its annual audited accounts, and performance evaluation based \r\non the progress reports. \r\n11. Prohibition of certain discharges or emissions .– (1) Subject to the \r\nprovisions of this Act and the r ules and regulations made t hereunder no person \r\nshall discharge or emit or allow the discharge or emission of any effluent or waste or \r\nair pollutant or noise in an amount, concentration or level which is in excess of the \r\n \r\n60Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.11; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n61\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality Standards or, where applicable, the standards \r\nestablished under \r\n62\r\n[ * * * * * * *] clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 6. \r\n(2) The \r\n63\r\n[Government] may levy a pollution charge on any person who \r\ncontravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of sub -section (1), to be calculated \r\nat su ch rate, and collected in accordance with such procedure as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(3) Any person who pays the pollution charge levied under sub -section (2) \r\nshall not be charged with an offence with respect to that contravention or failure. \r\n(4) The provision s of sub -section (3) shall not apply to projects, which \r\ncommenced industrial activity on or after the thirtieth day of June, 1994. \r\n12. Initial environmental examination and environmental impact \r\nassessment.– (1) No proponent of a project shall commence const ruction or \r\noperation unless he has filed with the \r\n64\r\n[Provincial Agency] an initial environmental \r\nexamination or, where the project is likely to cause an adverse environmental effect, \r\nan environmental impact assessment, and has obtained from the \r\n65\r\n[Provincial \r\nAgency] approval in respect thereof. \r\n(2) The \r\n66\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall– \r\n(a) review the initial environmental examination and accord its approval, or \r\nrequire submission of an environmental impact assessment by the \r\nproponent; or \r\n(b) review the environmenta l impact assessment and accord its approval \r\nsubject to such conditions as it may deem fit to impose, or require that \r\nthe environmental impact assessment be re -submitted after such \r\nmodifications as may be stipulated, or reject the project as being \r\ncontrary to environmental objectives. \r\n(3) Every review of an environmental impact assessment shall be carried \r\nout with public participation and no information will be disclosed during the course of \r\nsuch public participation which relates to– \r\n(i) trade, manufacturing or business activities, processes or techniques of \r\na proprietary nature, or financial, commercial, scientific or technical \r\nmatters which the proponent has requested should remain confidential, \r\nunless for reasons to be reco rded in writing, the Director -General of \r\n \r\n61Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Pro tection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n62The words “sub-clause (i) of” Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2017 (XIX of 2017), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3139 - 3140, s.3 \r\n63 Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n64Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n65Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n66Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nthe \r\n67\r\n[Provincial Agency] is of the opinion that the request for \r\nconfidentiality is not well-founded or the public interest in the disclosure \r\noutweighs the possible prejudice to the competitive position of the \r\nproject or its proponent; or \r\n(ii) international relations, \r\n68\r\n[Punjab] security or maintenance of law and \r\norder, except with the consent of the \r\n69\r\n[Government]; or \r\n(iii) matters covered by legal professional privilege. \r\n(4) The \r\n70\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall communicate its approval or otherwise \r\nwithin a period of four months from the date the initial environmental examination or \r\nenvironmental impact assessment is filed complete in all respects in accordance \r\nwith the prescribed procedure, failing which the initial environmental examination or, \r\nas the case may be, the environmental impact assessment shall be deemed to have \r\nbeen approved, to the extent to which it does not contravene the provisions of this \r\nAct and the rules and regulations made thereunder. \r\n(5) Subject to sub -section (4) the \r\n71\r\n[Government] may in a particular case \r\nextend the aforementioned period of four months if the nature of the project so \r\nwarrants. \r\n(6) The provisions of sub -sections (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall apply to \r\nsuch categories of projects and in such manner as may be prescribed. \r\n(7) The \r\n72\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall maintain separate Registers for initial \r\nenvironmental examination and environmental impact assessment project, which \r\nshall contain brief particulars of each project and a summary of decisions taken \r\nthereon, and which shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours \r\nand the disclosure of information in such Registers shall be subject to the restrictions \r\nspecified in sub-section (3). \r\n73\r\n[13. Prohibition of import of hazardous waste .– No person shall impo rt \r\nhazardous waste into the Punjab.] \r\n14. Handling of hazardous substances .– Subject to the provisions of this Act, \r\nno person shall generate, collect, consign, transport, treat, dispose of, store, handle \r\nor import any hazardous substance except– \r\n \r\n67Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n68Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n69Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n70Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n71Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n72Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n73Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.12; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(a) under a licence issued by the \r\n74\r\n[Provincial Agency] and in such manner \r\nas may be prescribed; or \r\n(b) in accordance with the provisions of any other law for the time being in \r\nforce, or of any international treaty, convention, protocol, code, \r\nstandard, agreement or other instrument to which Pakistan is a party. \r\n15. Regulation of motor vehicles .– (1) subject to the provisions of this Act and \r\nthe rules and regulations made thereunder, no person shall operate a motor vehicle \r\nfrom which air pollutants or noise are being emitted in an amount, concentration or \r\nlevel which is in excess of the \r\n75\r\n[Punjab] Environmental Quality Standards, or where \r\napplicable the standards established under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 6. \r\n(2) For ensuring compliance with the standard s mentioned i n sub-section \r\n(1), the \r\n76\r\n[Provincial Agency] may direct that any motor vehicle or class of vehicles \r\nshall install such pollution control devices or other equipment or use such fuels or \r\nundergo such maintenance or testing as may be prescribed. \r\n(3) Where a direction has been issued by the \r\n77\r\n[Provincial Agency] under \r\nsub-section (2) in respect of any motor vehicles or class of motor vehicles, no \r\nperson shall operate any such vehicle till such direction has been complied with. \r\n16. Environmental prote ction order .–\r\n78\r\n[(1) Where the Provincial Agency is \r\nsatisfied that the discharge or emission of any effluent, waste, air pollutant or noise, \r\nor the disposal of waste, or handling of hazardous substance, or any other act or \r\nomission is likely to occur, or is occurring, or has occurred, in violation of any \r\nprovision of this Act, rules or regulations or of the conditions of a license, or is likely \r\nto cause, or is causing, or has caused an adverse environmental effect, the \r\nProvincial Agency may, after giving the person responsible for such discharge, \r\nemission, disposal, handling, act or omission an opportunity of being heard, by \r\norder, direct such person to take such measures as the Provincial Agency may \r\nconsider necessary within such period as may be specified in the order.] \r\n(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing \r\npower, such measures may include– \r\n(a) immediate stoppage, preventing, lessening or controlling the \r\ndischarge, emission, disposal, handling, act or omission, or to minim ize \r\nor remedy the adverse environmental effect; \r\n(b) installation, replacement or alteration of any equipment or thing to \r\neliminate or control or abate on a permanent or temporary basis, such \r\ndischarge, emission, disposal, handling, act or omission; \r\n \r\n74Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n75Substituted for the w ord “National” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n76Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n77Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n78Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amend ment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.13; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(c) action to remove or otherwise dispose of the effluent, waste, air \r\npollutant, noise, or hazardous substances; and \r\n(d) action to restore the environment to the condition existing prior to such \r\ndischarge, disposal, handling, act or omission, or as close to such \r\nconditions may be reasonable in the circumstances, to the satisfaction \r\nof the \r\n79\r\n[Provincial Agency]. \r\n(3) Where the person, to whom directions under sub -section (1) are given, \r\ndoes not comply therewith, the \r\n80\r\n[Provincial Agency ] may, in addition to the \r\nproceeding initiated against him under this Act or the rules and regulations, itself \r\ntake or cause to be taken such measures specif ied in the order as it may deem s \r\nnecessary, and may recover the costs of taking such measures from such person as \r\narrears of land revenue. \r\n17. Penalties.– (1) Whoever contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of \r\nsections 11 , 12 , 13, or section 16 or any order issued thereunder shall be \r\npunishable with fine which may extend to \r\n81\r\n[five million] rupees, and in the case of a \r\ncontinuing contravention or failure, with an additional fine which may extend to one \r\nhundred thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention or failure \r\ncontinues and where such contravention or failure continues: \r\n Provided that if contravention of the provision of section 11 also constitutes \r\ncontravention of the provisions of section 15, such contravention shall be punishable \r\nunder sub-section (2) only. \r\n(2) Whoever contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of section \r\n14 or 15 or any rule o r regulation or conditions of any licence, any order or direction \r\nissued by the Council or by the \r\n82\r\n[Provincial Agency] shall be punishable with fine \r\nwhich may extend to \r\n83\r\n[five hundred thousand ] rupees, and in case of continuing \r\ncontravention, or failure with an additional fine which extend to one thousand rupees \r\nfor every day during which such contravention continues. \r\n(3) Where an accused has been convicted of an offence under sub -\r\nsection (1) and (2), the Environmental Tribunal and Environmental Magistrate shall, \r\nin passing sentence, take into account the extent and duration of the contravention \r\nor failure constituting the offence, and the attendant circumstances. \r\n(4) Where an accused has been convicted of an offence under sub -\r\nsection (1) and the Environment al Tribunal is satisfied that as a result of the \r\ncommission of the offence monetary benefits have accrued to the offender, the \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal may order the offender to pay, in addition to the fines under \r\n \r\n79Substituted for the words and comma “Federal Agency or, Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection \r\n(Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.13; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages \r\n41061-41065. \r\n80Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act \r\n2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.13; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n81Substituted for the w ords “one million” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n82Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act \r\n2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n83Substituted for the words “one hundred thousand” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nsub-section (1), further additional fine com mensurate with the amount of the \r\nmonetary benefits. \r\n(5) Where a person convicted under sub -sections (1) or sub -section (2); \r\nand had been previously convicted for any contravention under this Act, the \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal or, as the case may be, Environme ntal Magistrate may, in \r\naddition to the punishment awarded thereunder– \r\n(a) endorse a copy of the order of conviction to the concerned trade or \r\nindustrial association, if any, or the concerned Provincial Chamber of \r\ncommence and Industry or the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of \r\nCommerce and Industry; \r\n(b) sentence him to imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two \r\nyears; \r\n(c) order the closure of the factory; \r\n(d) order confiscation of the factory, machinery, and equipment, vehicle, \r\nmaterial or substanc e, record or document or other object used or \r\ninvolved in contravention of the provisions of the Act: \r\nProvided that for a period of three years from the date of \r\ncommencement of this Act, the sentence of imprisonment shall be \r\npassed only in respect of perso ns who have been previously convicted \r\nfor more than once for any contravention of section 11, 13,14 or 16 \r\ninvolving hazardous waste; \r\n(e) order such person to restore the environment at his own cost, to the \r\nconditions existing prior to such contravention or as close to such \r\nconditions as may be reasonable in the circumstances to the \r\nsatisfaction of the \r\n84\r\n[Provincial Agency]; and \r\n(f) order that such sum be paid to any person as compensation for any \r\nloss, bodily injury, damage to his health or property suffer ed by such \r\ncontravention. \r\n(6) The Director-General of the \r\n85\r\n[Provincial Agency] or an officer generally \r\nor specially authorised by him in this behalf may, on the application of the accused \r\ncompound an offence under this Act with the permission of the Environmental \r\nTribunal or Environmental Magistrate in accordance with such procedure as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n(7) Where the Director -General of the \r\n86\r\n[Provincial Agency ] is of the \r\nopinion that a person has contravened any provision of this Act, he may, subject to \r\nthe rules, by notice in writing to that person require him to pay to the \r\n87\r\n[Provincial \r\n \r\n84Substituted for the words and commas “Federal Agency or,as the case may be , Provincial Agency” by the Punjab \r\nEnvironmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n85Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or of a Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) \r\nAct 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n86Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or of a Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) \r\nAct 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n87Substituted for th e words and commas “Federal Agency or, as the case may be, Provincial Agency” by the Punjab \r\nEnvironmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.14; and published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nAgency] an administrative penalty in the amount set out in the notice for each day \r\nthe contravention continues; and a person who pays an administrative penalty for a \r\ncontravention shall not be charged under this Act with an offence in respect of such \r\ncontravention. \r\n(8) The provisions of sub -sections (6) and (7) shall not apply to a person \r\nwho has been previously convicted of offence or who has compounded an offence \r\nunder this Act or who has paid an administrative penalty for a contravention of any \r\nprovision of this Act. \r\n18. Offences by bodies corporate .– Where any contravention of this Act has \r\nbeen committed by a body corporate, and it is proved that such offence has been \r\ncommitted with the consent or connivance or, or is attributed to any negligence on \r\nthe part of, any director, partner, manager, secretary or other officer of the body \r\ncorporate, such director, partner, manager, secretary or other officer of the body \r\ncorporate, shall be deemed guilty of such contravention along with the body \r\ncorporate and shall be punished accordingly: \r\n Provided that in the case of a company as defined under the Companies \r\nOrdinance, 1984 (XLVII of 1984), only the Chief Executive as defined i n the said \r\nOrdinance shall be liable under this section. \r\nExplanation.– For the purposes of this section, “body corporate” includes a firm, \r\nassociation of persons and a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, \r\n1860 (XXI of 1860), or under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1925 (VII of 1925). \r\n19. Offences by Government Agencies, loca l authorities or local councils .– \r\nWhere any contravention of this Act has been committed by any Government \r\nAgency, local authority or local council, and it is prov ed that such contravention has \r\nbeen committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any \r\nnegligence on the part of the Head or any other officer of the Government Agency, \r\nlocal authority or local council, such Head or other officer shall also be deemed guilty \r\nof such contravention along with the Government Agency, local authority or local \r\ncouncil and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. \r\n20. Environmental Tribunals.– (1) The \r\n88\r\n[Government] may, by notification in the \r\nofficial gazette, establish as many Environmental Tribunals as it considers \r\nnecessary and, where it establishes more than one Environmental Tribunal, it shall \r\nspecify territorial limits within which, or the class of cases in respect of which, each \r\none of them shall exercise jurisdiction under this Act. \r\n(2) An Environmental Tribunal shall consist of a Chairperson who is, or \r\nhas been, or is qualified for appointment as, a Judge of the High Court to be \r\nappointed after consultation with the Chief Justice o f the High Court and two \r\nmembers to be appointed by the \r\n89\r\n[Government] of which at least one shall be a \r\ntechnical member with suitable professional qualifications and experience in the \r\nenvironmental field as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n88Substituted for the w ords “Federal Government” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n89Substituted for the w ords “Federal Governmen t” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of \r\n2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(3) For every sitting of the E nvironmental Tribunal, the presence of the \r\nChairperson and not less than one Member shall be necessary. \r\n90\r\n[(4) A decision of an Environmental Tribunal shall be expressed in terms of \r\nthe opinion of the majority, or if the case has been decided by the Chairpe rson and \r\nonly one of the members and there is a difference of opinion between them, the \r\ndecision of the Environmental Tribunal shall be expressed in terms of the opinion of \r\nthe Chairperson.] \r\n(5) An Environmental Tribunal shall not, merely by reason of a ch ange in \r\nits composition, or the absence of any member from any sitting, be bound to recall \r\nand rehear any witness who was given evidence, and may act on the evidence \r\nalready recorded by, or produced, before it. \r\n(6) An Environmental Tribunal may hold its si ttings at such places within \r\nits territorial jurisdiction as the Chairperson may decide. \r\n(7) No act or proceeding of an Environmental Tribunal shall be invalid by \r\nreason only of the existence of vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of , the \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal. \r\n(8) The terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson and members \r\nof the Environmental Tribunal shall be such as may be prescribed. \r\n21. Jurisdiction and po wers of Environmental Tribunals .– (1) An \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as \r\nare, or may be, conferred upon or assigned to it by or under this Act, or the rules and \r\nregulations made thereunder. \r\n(2) All contravention punishable under sub -section (1) of section 17 shall \r\nexclusively be triable by an Environmental Tribunal. \r\n(3) An Environmental Tribunal shall not take cognizance of any offence \r\ntriable under sub-section (2) except on a complaint in writing by– \r\n(a) the \r\n91\r\n[Provincial Agency] \r\n92\r\n[or an officer authorized by it ] or any \r\nGovernment Agency or local council; and \r\n(b) any aggrieved person, who has given notice of not less than thirty days \r\nto the \r\n93\r\n[Provincial Agency ] \r\n94\r\n[or an officer authorized by it ] of the \r\nalleged contravention and of his intention to make a complaint to the \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal. \r\n \r\n90Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2 012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.15; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n91Substituted for the words “Federal Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , \r\nw.e.f.18.4.2012, s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n92Inserted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2017 (XIX of 2017), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3139 - 3140, s.4 \r\n93Substituted for t he words “Federal Agency or the Provincial Agency concerned” by the Punjab Environmental Protection \r\n(Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.16; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages \r\n41061-41065. \r\n94Inserted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2017 (XIX of 2017), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 November 2017, pp 3139 - 3140, s.4 \r\n(4) In exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, the Environmental Tribunal shall \r\nhave the same powers as are vested in Court of Session under the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898). \r\n(5) In exercise of the appellate jurisdiction under section 22 the \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal shall have the same powers and shall follow the same \r\nprocedure as an appellate court in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of \r\n1908). \r\n(6) In all matters with respect to which no procedure has been provided for \r\nin this \r\n95\r\n[Act], the Environmental Trib unal shall follow the procedure l aid down in \r\nthe Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908). \r\n(7) An Environmental Tribunal may, on application filed by any officer duly \r\nauthorised on this behalf by the Director -General of th e \r\n96\r\n[Provincial Agency], issue \r\nbailable warrant for the arrest of any person against whom reasonable suspicion \r\nexists of his having been involved in contravention punishable under sub -section (1) \r\nof section 17: \r\nProvided that such warrant shall be applied fo r, issued, and executed in \r\naccordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of \r\n1898): \r\nProvided further that if the person arrested executes a bond with sufficient \r\nsureties in accordance with the endorsement on the warrant, he s hall be released \r\nfrom custody, failing which he shall be taken or sent without delay to the officer -in-\r\ncharge of the nearest police station. \r\n(8) All proceedings before the Environmental Tribunal shall be deemed to \r\nbe judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code (Act XLV of 1860), and the Environmental Tribunal shall be deemed to \r\nbe a court for the purposes of sections 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal \r\nProcedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898). \r\n(9) No court other than an Environmental Tribunal shall have or exercise \r\nany jurisdiction with res pect to any matter to which the jurisdiction of an \r\nEnvironmental Tribunal extends under this Act or the rules and regulations made \r\nthereunder. \r\n(10) Where the Environmental Tribunal is satisfied that a complaint made to \r\nit under sub-section (3) is false and vexatious to the knowledge of the complainant, it \r\nmay, by an order, direct the complainant to pay to the person complained against \r\nsuch compensatory costs which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees. \r\n22. Appeals to the Environmental Tribunal .– (1) Any person aggrieved by any \r\norder or direction of the \r\n97\r\n[Provincial Agency] under any provision of this Act and \r\nrules or regulations mad e thereunder may refer an appeal with the Environme ntal \r\nTribunal within thirty days of the date of communication of the impugned order or \r\ndirection to such person. \r\n \r\n95Misprinted in the Gazette as “Ordinance”. \r\n96Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or of Provincia l Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) \r\nAct 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.16; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n97Substituted for the words “Federal Agency or any Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) \r\nAct 2012 (XXXV of 2012), w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.17; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n(2) An appeal to the Environmental Tribunal shall be in such form, contain \r\nsuch particulars and be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribe d. \r\n23. Appeals from orders of the Environmental Tribunal .– (1) Any person \r\naggrieved by any final order or by any sentence of the Environmental Tribunal \r\npassed under this Act may, within thirty days of communication of such order or \r\nsentence, prefer an appeal to the High Court. \r\n(2) An appeal under sub -section (1) shall be heard by a Bench of not less \r\nthan two Judges. \r\n24. Jurisdiction of Environmental Magistrates .– (1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898 ), or any other law \r\nfor the time being in force, but subject to the provisions of this Act, all contraventions \r\npunishable under sub -section (2) of section 17 shall exclusively be triable by a \r\njudicial Magistrate of the first class as Environmental Magistra te especially \r\nempowered in this behalf by the High Court. \r\n(2) An Environmental Magistrate shall be competent to impose any \r\npunishment specified in sub-sections (2) and (4) of section 17. \r\n(3) An Environmental Magistrate shall not take cognizance of an offen ce \r\ntriable under sub-section (1) except on a complaint in writing by– \r\n(a) the \r\n98\r\n[Provincial Agency], or Government Agency or local council; and \r\n(b) any aggrieved person. \r\n25. Appeals from orders of Environmental Magistrates .– Any person \r\nconvicted of any con travention of this Act or the rules or regulations by an \r\nEnvironmental Magistrate may, within thirty days from the date of his conviction, \r\nappeal to the Court of Sessions, whose decision thereon shall be final. \r\n99\r\n[26. Power to delegate .– The Government may , by notification in the official \r\nGazette, delegate any of its or of the Provincial Agency’s powers or functions under \r\nthis Act, the rules or the regulations to any Government Agency, local council or \r\nlocal authority.] \r\n100\r\n[27. Power to give directions.– In the performance of its functions, the Provincial \r\nAgency shall be bound by the directions given to it in writing by the Government.] \r\n101\r\n[28. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the \r\nGovernment, the Council, the Provincial Agency, the Director General of the Provincial \r\n \r\n98Substituted for the words and comma “Federal Agency, Provincial Agency” by the Punjab Envi ronmental Protection \r\n(Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.18; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages \r\n41061-41065. \r\n99Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.201 2, s.19; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nSection 27 substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act, 2012 (XXXV of 2012). \r\n101Substituted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (X XXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.21; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\nAgency, members, officers, employees, experts, advisors, or consultants of the \r\nProvincial Agency or the Environmental Tribunal, an Environmental Magistrate or any \r\nother person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this \r\nAct or the rules or the regulations.] \r\n29. Dues recoverable as arrears of land revenue .– Any dues recoverable by \r\nthe \r\n102\r\n[Provincial Agency] under this Act, or the rules or regulations made thereunder \r\nshall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. \r\n30. Ordinance to override other laws .– The provisions of this Act shall have \r\neffect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for \r\nthe time being in force. \r\n31. Power to make rules.– The \r\n103\r\n[Government] may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for car rying out the purposes of this Act including rules for \r\nimplementing the provisions of the international environmental agreements, \r\nspecified in the Schedule to this Act. \r\n32. Power to amend the Schedule .– The \r\n104\r\n[Government] may, by notification in \r\nthe official Gazette, amend the Schedule so as to add any entry thereto or modify or \r\nomit any entry therein. \r\n33. 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Repeal, savings and succession .– (1) The Pakistan Environmental \r\nProtection Ordinance, 1983 (XXXVII of 1983) is hereby repealed. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Pakistan Environ mental Protection \r\nOrdinance, 1983 (XXVII of 1983), any rules or regulations or appointments made, \r\norders passed, notifications issued, powers delegated, contracts entered into, \r\nproceedings commenced, rights acquired liabilities incurred, penalties, rates, fees or \r\ncharges levied, things done or action taken under any provisions of that Ordinance \r\nshall, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to \r\nhave been made, passed, issued, delegated, entered into, commenced, acquired , \r\nincurred, levied, done or taken under this Act. \r\n107\r\n[(3) * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n108\r\n[(4) Notwithstanding the omission of section 8 of the Act by the Punjab \r\nEnvironmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012), any rules, \r\nregulations or appointments made, orders passed, notifications issued, powers \r\ndelegated, contracts entered into, proceedings taken, rights acquired, liabilities \r\nincurred, penalties imposed, rates, fees or charges levied or other things done or \r\nactions taken under the provisions of sa id section, shall continue to have effect \r\nunless recalled withdrawn or cancelled.] \r\n \r\n107Omitted by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 201 2 (XXXV of 2012) , w.e.f.18.4.2012, s.23; and \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages 41061-41065. \r\n108Added by the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2017 (XIX of 2017), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 08 No vember 2017, pp 3139 - 3140, s.5; and deemed to have been so a dded on and from 18 April \r\n2012 when the Punjab Environmental Protection (Amendment) Act 2012 (XXXV of 2012 came into force. \r\nSCHEDULE \r\n(See section 31) \r\n1. 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