HWRulesFinalNoti240908
ENVIRONMENT
-COPY OFNOTIFICATION
Dated 24th September, 2008
Whereas the draft rules, namely, the Hazardous Material (Management, Handling and Transboundary
Movement) Rules 2007 was published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forest vide number S.O.1676(E), dated 28th September, 2007 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary of the same date inviting objection and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
AND WHEREAS copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 28th day of September,
2007;
AND WHEREAS the objections and suggestions received within the said period from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and in supersession of the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989, excepts in respect of things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:CHAPTER-I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Hazardous Wastes (Management,
Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
2. Application:- These rules shall apply to the handling of hazardous wastes as specified in Schedules and shall not apply to(a) waste-water and exhaust gases as covered under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) and the rules made thereunder;
(b) wastes arising out of the operation from ships beyond five kilometres of the relevant baseline as covered
-COPY OFNOTIFICATION
Dated 24th September, 2008
Whereas the draft rules, namely, the Hazardous Material (Management, Handling and Transboundary
Movement) Rules 2007 was published by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forest vide number S.O.1676(E), dated 28th September, 2007 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary of the same date inviting objection and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public;
AND WHEREAS copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 28th day of September,
2007;
AND WHEREAS the objections and suggestions received within the said period from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and in supersession of the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989, excepts in respect of things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:CHAPTER-I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Hazardous Wastes (Management,
Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
2. Application:- These rules shall apply to the handling of hazardous wastes as specified in Schedules and shall not apply to(a) waste-water and exhaust gases as covered under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) and the rules made thereunder;
(b) wastes arising out of the operation from ships beyond five kilometres of the relevant baseline as covered