7. Persons carrying on industry, operation, etc., not to allow emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in excess of the standards.—No person carrying on any industry, operation or process shall discharge or emit or permit to be discharged or emitted any environmental pollutant in excess or such standards as may be prescribed.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power of Central Government to take measures to protect and improve environment.Section 4 · Appointment of officers and their powers and functions.Section 5 · Power to give directions.Section 6 · Rules to regulate environmental pollution.Section 8 · Persons handling hazardous substances to comply with procedural safeguards.Section 9 · Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.