Prepare a table of all the environment related acts giving following details year of act name of the act, purpose of act
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Environmental Act # 1. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972:
Wildlife Act, a landmark in the history, was enacted for providing protection to wild animals and birds.
Environmental Act # 2. Forests (Conservation) Act, 1980:
The Act covers all types of forests including reserve forests, protected forests or any forested land irrespective of its ownership. The Act has made ample provisions to check deforestation and encourage afforestation of non-forest areas. The National Forest Policy (1980) prohibits State governments for declaring any portion of forests as non-reserved without approval of Central government. The policy also prohibits State government for allotting any forest land for non-forest purposes.
Environmental Act # 3. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974:
The Act defined terms like pollution, sewage effluent, trade effluent, stream and boards.
The salient features and provisions of the Act are summed up as follows:
1. The Act provides for maintenance and restoration of quality of all types of surface and ground water.
2. It provides for the establishment of Central and State Boards for pollution control.
3. The Act assigns powers and functions to these Boards to control pollution.
4. The Central and State Pollution Control Boards are given comprehensive powers to advise, coordinate and provide technical assistance for prevention and control of water pollution.
5. The Act has provisions for funds, budgets, accounts and audit of the Central and State Pollution Control Boards.
Environmental Act # 4. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977:
1. This Act empowers the Central Water Board to collect cess on water consumed by persons carrying on certain scheduled industries and by local Authorities responsible for supplying water.
2. The cess and the consent fees from the major sources of revenue to run the Central and State Water Boards.
3. The Act has been amended in 1991 with a view to augment the resources of the Boards by removing the lacunae in the Act and to provide rebate to the industries for complying with the consumption and effluent quality standard.