This document is a notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection ii, under S.O. 3618E, dated August 6, 2025. It amends a previous notification S.O. 5209E, dated December 3, 2024, in exercise of powers conferred by subsections 1 and 3 of section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 (29 of 1986). The amendment concerns the Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee, specifically replacing the entry for serial number 1 to designate the Chairman as "Chairman, ex officio". The responsible authority is Rajat Agarwal, Joint Secretary. The file number for this notification is F.No1252005IA.III Part I. The principal notification was published under S.O. 5029E, dated December 3, 2024.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment Protection Act, 1986: A law enacted by the Parliament of India to protect and improve the environment. Mentioned in the context of exercising powers conferred by the act.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change. The order is issued by this ministry.
New Delhi: The location where the order was issued.
The Gazette of India: The official journal of the Government of India, in which the notification is published.
S.O. 5209E: The earlier notification number being amended by this current notification, dated 3rd December, 2024.
Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee: A pollution control committee. The notification pertains to changes regarding the Chairman of this committee.
Rajat Agarwal: The Joint Secretary who signed the order.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 3531] नई ददल्ली, बुधवार, अगस्ट्त 6, 2025/श्रावण 15, 1947
No. 3531] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025/SHRAVANA 15, 1947
पयाावरण, वन और िलवाय ुपररवतना मत्रं ालय
आदेि
नई ददल्ली, 6 अगस्ट्त, 2025
.आ. 3618(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, पयाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनयम, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की
उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत सरकार के पयाावरण, वन और िलवायु पररवतान
मंत्रालय की, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) म ें संखयांक का.आ. 5209(अ), तारीख 03 ददसंबर,
2024 द्वारा प्रकाजित अजधसूचना, में जनम् नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात ् :-
उक्त अजधसूचना में, क्रम संखयांक 1 और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजियों, के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत क्रम संखयांक और
प्रजवजियां रखी िाएंगी, अथाात ्:-
“1. अध्यक्ष, अध्यक्ष, पदेन ।”
लक्षद्वीप प्रदषू ण जनयंत्रण सजमजत
[फा. सं. -12-5/2005-आईए.III(भाग I)]
रित अग्रवाल, संयक्ु त सजचव
रिप्पण:-मूल अजधसूचना, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में संखयांक का.आ. 5209(अ),
तारीख 03 ददसंबर, 2024 द्वारा प्रकाजित हुई थी ।
5261 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ORDER
New Delhi, the 6th August, 2025
S.O. 3618(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of
the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 5209(E), dated the 3rd December, 2024, namely:-
In the said notification, for serial number 1 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries
shall be substituted, namely: -
“1. Chairman Chairman, ex officio."
Lakshadweep Pollution Control Committee
[F.No-12-5/2005-IA.III (Part I)]
RAJAT AGARWAL, Jt Secy.
Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii),
vide number S.O. 5029(E), dated 3rd December, 2024.
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