The question (10 marks)
What are the components of the environment, and what are the recognised kinds of pollution? Explain, with the example of ozone depletion, why some environmental harms cannot be met by the ordinary law at all. (10 marks)
MU Module I, the environment and its components; pack ch. 02 with ch. 01 for the statutory definitions.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Foundations of Environmental Law of Environmental Laws.
Authorities you will need
- Environment (Protection) Act 1986, ss. 2(a), 2(b), 2(c) and 3, for the definitions and the power to set standards
- Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, s. 2(a), for the inclusion of noise within air pollutant
- Forum for Prevention of Environment and Sound Pollution v Union of India
- The Montreal Protocol 1987 and the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules 2014
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