The Environment Court Act 2000 (Bangladesh)

The Environment Court Act of Bangladesh establishes an Environment Court which shall have jurisdiction over offenses under environmental laws. An Environment Court is competent, under any other environmental law, to confiscate an equipment or part thereof, a transport used in the commission of such offence or an article or other thing involved with the offence, and to pass order or decree for compensation in appropriate cases. It is deemed to be a criminal court and it shall follow the procedure laid down in the Criminal Procedure Code for trial. It also has the power to inspect the property, object or place of occurrence of an environmental offense. It establishes administrative and legal proceedings for the Environment Court, as well as the requirements to be met by said court.