Environment (Protection) Act 1986
Section 19 :
Cognizance of offences :
No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint made by
(a) the Central Government or any authority or officer authorised in this behalf by that Government; or
(b) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint, to the Central Government or the authority or officer authorised as aforesaid.
