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Unit 12: HRM in Small Business

Self Assessment Notes

State whether the following statements are true or false:
10. Labor law seeks to regulate the relations between an employer or a class of employers and
their employees.

11. Arbitration is a process by which the terms of employment and conditions of service are
determined by agreement between management and the union.
12. The Industrial Disputes Act regulates by when wages shall be distributed to employees by
the employers.

12.5 Pollution Control Laws

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In 1976, when the Indian parliament passed the 42 amendment to its constitution safeguarding
the environment, it became the first country in the world to do so. The amendment was to
“endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of
the country.” It imposes a duty on every Indian citizen “to protect and improve the natural
environment including forests, lakes, rivers, and wild life, and to have compassion for living
creatures.” According to the Environment Protection Act of 1986, Environment is that which
includes the “interrelationship which exists among and between water, air, and land and human
beings, other living creatures, plants, microorganism and property.” Essentially, The Water
(Prevention & Control) Act, 1974 can be considered to be truly the first regulations. It has been
amended many times since then. Basically, there are six Pollution regulations:
1. The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and its amendments;
2. The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1974 and its amendments;

3. The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and its amendments;
4. The Environment (Prevention) Act, 1986 and its amendments,
(a) National Environmental Tribunal Act of 1995 and
(b) National Environmental Appellate Authority Act of 1997;

5. Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, July 1989 and
6. The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
13. In…………………., when the Indian parliament passed the 42 amendment to its
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constitution safeguarding the environment.
14. The…………………. Act, 1974 can be considered to be truly the first regulations
15. ………………….is that which includes the “interrelationship which exists among and
between water, air, and land and human beings, other living creatures, plants,
microorganism and property”.

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