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This is the umbrella Legislation having number of acts under it.
- The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, as amended in 1978 and 1988

- The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, as amended in 1987.

The above two Acts have been substantially amended in the recent past and some of the most significant aspects of amendments are:
- A consent order is now valid for 15 years or till such time there is some significant change in the process, whichever is earlier;

- A consent order cannot be provided provisionally and will be obtainable only when all the pollution prevention requirements are adopted in toto;

Action under these two Acts are to be taken by the respective State Pollution Control Boards.
- The Forest Conservation Act, 1980

- The Wildlife Preservation Act, 1982; extended to cover biosphere resources and the Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989.

- Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989

- Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage or Hazardous Micro organisms and Genetically Engineered Organism or Cell Rules, 1989, to regulate the storage, use, trade, transport and disposal of hazardous wastes.

- The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

- The Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, amended in 1988, and

- The Environment Tribunal Bill, 1992.