The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on February 01, 2024, issued the Environment Audit Notification.
The Central Government hereby issues this notification for environmental audit of the projects, activities and processes that are mandated to obtain environmental clearances and/or approvals from the Central Government and/or from the State Government under the EP Act, Air Act, Water Act, FC Act, WLP Act or under any other Act or Rules or Regulations pertaining to Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The following provisions have been stated:
• Roles & Responsibilities of REA/ REAF
• Sources of information, to be considered, for undertaking audit may include
• Methods for collecting audit evidence
• Implementation of Environment Audit Notification
• Roles & responsibilities of the Environment Audit Designated Agency (EADA)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Empanelment Agency
• Certification of Environmental Auditors
• Period of Validity of Registration Training and Capacity Building of CEA, REA and Registered Environment Audit Firm (REAF)
• Operational Autonomy of EADA, Empanelment Agency, REA and REAF
The notice is hereby given that the said draft notification shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of 60 days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing this notification are made available to the Public; Any person interested in making any objections or suggestions on the proposal contained in the draft notification may forward the same in writing for consideration of the Central Government within the period so specified to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi-110 003, or send it to the e-mail address at [email protected]
For more details, please refer to the document attached below.
[Notification No. S.O. 414(E)]
