How many sections are in The Environment (Protection) Act — Hazardous Waste Rules (EPA)?

The The Environment (Protection) Act — Hazardous Waste Rules (EPA) contains a total of 15 sections organized across 3 chapters. The chapters are: Chapter C — Chapter C — 8 sections; Chapter D — Chapter D — 1 sections; Chapter V — Part E — 6 sections.

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You can read the complete, updated text of The Environment (Protection) Act — Hazardous Waste Rules (EPA) with all 15 sections for free at Law on Tips (lawontips.com). Each section includes the full legislative text with chapter-wise navigation.

What does EPA deal with?

The Environment (Protection) Act — Hazardous Waste Rules (EPA) is an Indian legislation enacted in 1986 passed by the Parliament of India. Rules under the EPA for the management and handling of hazardous and other wastes. Read the complete bare act text with section-by-section navigation at Law on Tips.

What is the full form of EPA?

EPA stands for "The Environment (Protection) Act — Hazardous Waste Rules". It is an Indian legislation containing 15 sections across 3 chapters. You can read the complete EPA bare act with all sections at Law on Tips.

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S.2Whenever and wherever two consecutive values exceeds the limit specified above for the respective category, it shall be considered adequate reason to institute regular/continuous monitoring and further investigations

S.4[ In case of cupolas (Foundries) having capacity (melting rate) less than 3 tonne/hour, the particulate matter emission shall be within 450 mg/Nm³. In these cases it is essential that stack is constructed over the cupola beyond the charging door and the emissions are directed through the stack, which should be at least six times the diameter of cupola. In respect of Arc Furnaces and Induction Furnaces, provision has to be made for collecting the fumes before discharging the emissions through the stack.] [Added by G.S.R. 801(E), dated 31.12.1993 (w.e.f. 31.12.1993).]

S.8The limit given for the total concentration of mercury in the final effluent of caustic soda industry, is for the combined effluent from (a) Cell house, (b) Brine plant, (c) Chlorine handling, (d) Hydrogen handling, and (e) Hydro chlorie acid plant

S.10All effluents discharged including from the industries such as cotton textile, composite woollen mills, synthetic rubber, small pulp and paper, natural rubber, petro-chemicals, tanneries, paint, dyes, slaughter houses, food fruit processing and dairy [industries] into surface waters shall conform to the BOD limits specified above, namely, 30 mg/ 1. For discharge of an effluent having a BOD more than 30 mg/1, the standards shall conform to those given above for other receiving bodies, namely, sewers, coastal waters and land for irrigation

S.13In case of pesticides :

S.15Standards specified in Part A of Schedule VI for discharge of effluents into the public sewer shall be applicable only if such sewer lead to a secondary treatment including biological treatment system, otherwise these discharge into sewers shall be treated as discharge into inland surface waters.] [Inserted by G.S.R. 801(E), dated 31.12.1993 (w.e.f. 31.12.1993).]

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