Notification Declaring Eco Sensitive Area S.O. No. 4367(E) Amendment in Environment Protect Act, 1986

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3829] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020/AGRAHAYANA 12, 1942 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd December, 2020 S.O. 4367(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely: — 1. (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in rule 5, in sub-rule (3), for the proviso in clause (d), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “Provided that for the purpose of this clause, the validity of notification or rule or order expiring in the Financial Year 2020-2021 shall stand extended upto 30th June, 2021 on account of COVID-19 pandemic.”. Note: The principal rules were published vide number S.O. 844(E), dated the 19th November, 1986 and was last amended vide notification number S.O. 3235(E), dated the 22nd September, 2020. and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR VERMA