(1) If any person or organization commits any act without approving the proposal related to preliminary environmental testing in accordance with Section 4 of the Act, the relevant authority shall be the authority to punish according to Sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the Act.
(2) If any person or organization commits any act without approving the environmental impact assessment proposal in accordance with Section 4 of the Act, the Ministry shall be the authority to punish in accordance with Sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the Act.
(3) If an industry operates the industry without obtaining a certificate in accordance with Rule 16 or if any person, organization or industry does not control pollution or emits waste despite being notified to control pollution or discharge waste in accordance with Rule 18, punishment in accordance with sub-section (2) of Section 18 of the Act The authority to do this will be the relevant agency. (4) If someone does not do any work in accordance with the order given in accordance with sub-rule (2) of rule 23, the authority to punish according to sub-section (2) of section 18 of the Act shall be the ministry.
(5) If someone commits any act that causes damage to objects, places, plants, animals, etc. included in the register or within the national heritage, according to Rule 28, the authority to punish according to subsection (2) of section 18 of the Act shall be the relevant body. (6) If someone does any work without taking approval as per rule 32 or against the prescribed conditions, the authority to punish according to sub-section (2) of section 18 of the Act will be the relevant body.
(7) If anyone commits any act contrary to the Act or other regulations except as written above in this rule, the Ministry will be the authority to punish according to Section 18 of the Act.