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The legal effect of Section 24 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is:

Section 24 gives the Act and its rules or orders priority over inconsistent provisions of other laws. The 2023 amendment replaced the entire section, so its former…

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The legal effect of Section 24 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is:

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Section 24 gives the Act and its rules or orders priority over inconsistent provisions of other laws. The 2023 amendment replaced the entire section, so its former overlapping-offence exception no longer appears. Compatible laws remain operative, and this ordinary statutory provision does not prevent later parliamentary legislation.

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