Legal glossary

“environmental pollutant”

Defined in 2 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 · s. 2

    (e) "environmental pollutant" means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious to environment;
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  2. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 · s. 2

    (b) "environmental pollutant" means any solid, liquid or gaseous substance present in such concentration as may be, or tend to be, injurious to environment;
    Read section 2