The Environment ( Protection ) Rules,1986

1 Karnataka State pollution control board 1 The Environment ( Protection ) Rules,1986 Karnataka State pollution control board 2 MINISTRY OF Environment AND FORESTS (Deparment of Environment , Forest and Wildlife) NOTIFICA TION New Delhi, the 19th November, 1986 844(E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protcction) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules , namely :- 1. (I) These rules may be called the Environment ( Protection ) rules , 1986 (ii) They shall come into froce on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2 2. In these rules , unless the context otherwise requires, (a)" Act" means the Environment ( Protection ) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986); (aa) "Areas" means all areas where the hazardous substances arc handled; (b) "Central board " means the Central pollution control board constituted under section 3 of the Water (Prevention and control of pollution ) Act. 1974 (6 of 1974); (c) "Form" means a form set forth in Appendix A to these rules ; (d) "Government Analyst" means a person appointed or recognized as such under section 13; (e) "Person " in relation to any factory or premises means a person or occupier or his agent who has the affairs of the factory or premises and includes in relation to any substance, the person in possession of the substance.

3 (ee) "Prohibited substance". Means the substance prohibited for handling;1 (f) "Recipient system" means the part of the Environment such as soil, water, air or other which receives the pollutants; (aa),(ee)and (ff)inserted by Notification (E)dated 27-10-89 published in the Gazette NO 564 dated 27-10-89 .These rules are referred to as Principal rules in all Notifications beginning with 82(E)published in the Gazette No. 66 dated 16-2-87 Karnataka State pollution control board 3 (ff) "Restricted substance" means the ubstnce restricted for handling;1 (g) "section" means a section of the Act.

4 H) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these rules ; (i) "Standard;' means standards prescribed under these rules ; (j) "State board " means a State pollution control board consituated under section 4 of the Water (Prevention and control of pollution ) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) or a State pollution control board constituted under section 5 of the Air (Prevention and control of pollution ) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981); 3. (1) For the purpose of protecting and improving the quality of the Environment and Preventing an abating environmental pollution the standards for emission or discharge of environmental environmental pollutants from the industries, operations or processes shall be as pollutants.

5 Specified in 2 [ schedule I to IV]. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (l),the Central board or a State board may specify more stringent standards from those provided in 3[Schedule I to IV ]in respect of any specific industry, operation or process depending upon the quality of the recipient system and after recording reasons therefor in writing. 4[ (3) The standards for emission or discharge of environmental pol- lutants specified under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) shall be complied with by an industry, operation or process within a peirod of one year of being so specified.]

6 ] (aa),(ee) and (ff) inserted by Notification No. 931(E)dated 27-10-1989 published in the Gazette No. 564 dated rules are referred to as principal rules in all Notifications beginning with 82(E)published in the Gazette No. 66 dated 16-02-1987 by notification 422(E)dated published in the Gazette No. 174 dated ibid. 4. The sub-rule (3)of rule 3 inserted vide 23(E)dated 16-01-1991. 1[3A) (i) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub- rules (1) and (2), on and from the 1'" day of January,1994, emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from the 2[industries, operations or processes other than those industries, operations or processes for which standards have been specified in Schedule-I] shall not exceed the relevant parameters and standards specified in schedule VI.

7 ] Provided that the State Boards may specify more stringent standards for the relevant parameters with respect to specific industry or locations after recording reasons therefore in writing. (ii) The State board shall while enforcing the ; specified in Schedule VI follow the guidelines specified in Annexure I and II in that Schedule] Karnataka State pollution control board 4 3 [(3B)] The combined effect of emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in an area, from industries, operations, processes, automobiles and domestic sources, shall not be permitted to exceed the relevant concentration in ambient air as specified against each pollutant in columns (3) to (5) of Schedule VII] (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule(3)-- (a)

8 The Central board or a State board , depending on the local conditions or nature of discharge of environmental pollutants, may, by order, specify a lesser period than a period specified under sub-rule (3) within which the compliance of sandards shall be made by an industry, operation or process. (b) The Central Government in respect of any specific industry, operation or process, by order, may specify any period other than a period specified under sub-rule(3) within which the compliance of standards shall be made by such industry, operation or process. sub-rule (3A)of rule 3 inserted by the rule 2(a)(iii)of the Environment ( Protection )Second Amendment rules ,1993 notified vide GSR 422(E)dated 19-05-1993 published in the Gazette No.

9 174 dated 19-5-1993 by rule2(a) of the Environment ( Protection )Second(Amendment) rules ,1998 notified by notification GSR 7 dated (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (3) the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants specified under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) in respect of an industry, operation or process before the commence- ment of the Environment ( Protection ) Amendment rules , 1991, shall be complied by such industry, operation or process by the 31st day of Dccember 1991. 1[ (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (3), an industry operation or process which has commenced production on or before 16th May, 1981 and has shown adequate proof of atleast commeIlcemenl of physical work for establishment of facilities to meet the specified standards within a time-bound programme, to the satisfaction of the concerned State pollution control board , shall comply with such starldards latest by the 31st day of December, 1993.]

10 (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (3) or sub-rule (6) an industry, operdtion or process which has commenced production after the 16th day of May, 1981 but before the 31st day of December 1991 and has shown adequate proof of atleast commencement of physical work for establishment of facilities to meet the specified standards within a time-bound programme, to the satisfaction of the concerned State pollution control board , shall comply with such standards latest by the 31st day of December, 1992.] 4. (1) Any direction issued under section 5 shall be in writing.