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Section 16: Environmental Protection Fund
1[CHAPTER IIIA FUND, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 16. Environmental Protection Fund.–(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish a fund to be known as the Environmental Protection Fund.
- (2) There shall be credited to the Fund
- (a) the amount of penalty imposed under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981), and under this Act;
- (b) the interest or other income received out of investments made from the Fund; and
- (c) any other amount from such sources, as may be prescribed.
- (3) The Fund shall be applied for–
- (a) the promotion of awareness, education and research for the protection of environment;
- (b) the expenses for achieving the objects and for purposes of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981(14 of 1981) and under this Act;
- (c) such other purposes, as may be prescribed.
- (4) The Central Government shall notify the administrator for the administration of the Fund and other matters connected therewith and incidental thereto in such manner, as may be prescribed.
- (5) The Central Government shall allocate seventy-five per cent. of the amount of penalties to the State Governments or Union territory administrations, which has been credited to the Fund.
Source: official text of The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.