Environment (Protection) Act : COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES Indian Bare Acts :

Environment (Protection) Act,1986

Act No : 29

Section : COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES

SECTION 19: COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES

No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint made by-

(a) the Central Government or any authority or officer authorised in this behalf by that Government; or

(b) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint, to the Central Government or the authority or officer authorised as aforesaid.