S.
No.
(1) |
Authority
(ies)
(2) |
Duties
and corresponding Rule
(3) |
| 1. |
Ministry of
Environment and Forests under the Environment (Protection) Act., 1986 |
i) Identification
of hazardous wastes as per rule-3.
ii) Permission
to exporters as per rule 14 (3)
iii) Permission
to importers as per rule 13 (3)
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| 2. |
Central Pollution
Control Board constituted under the Water Act (Prevention & Control
of Pollution), 1974 |
i) Co-ordinate
activities of State Pollution Control Boards and ensure implementations
of the conditions of imports
ii) Monitor
the compliance of the conditons of authorization, import and export.
iii) Conduct
training courses for authorities dealing with management of hazardous
wastes.
iv) Recommend
standards for treatment disposal of waste, leachate and specifications
of materials.
v) Recommend
procedures for characterization of hazardous waste.
vi) Sector
specific documentation to prevent/reduce/minimise the generation of wastes
of wastes in Schedule 1.
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| 3. |
State Pollution
Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees constituted under the Water
Act (Prevention & Control of Pollution), 1974 |
i) Grant and
renew authorisation under rule 5 (4) and rule 8.
ii) Monitor
the compliance of the various provision and conditions of authorisation.
iii) Forward
the application for imports submitted by the importers as per rule 13
(1)
iv) To review
matters pertaining to identification and notification of disposal sites.
v) Implementation
of programmes to prevent/reduce/minimise the generation of wates in Schedule
1 in a systematic manner.
vi) Action
against violations of HW rules
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| 4. |
Directorate
General of Foreign Trade constituted under the Foreign Trade (Development
& Regulation) 1992. |
i) Grant licence
as per rule 13 (5)
ii) Refuse
licence for hazardous wastes prohibited for imports under the Environment
(Protection) Act. 1986.
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| 5. |
Port Authorities
and Customs Authorities under the Customs Act. 1995 |
i) Verify
the documents as per rule 13 (6)
ii) Inform
the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India of any illegal
traffic as per rule 15.
iii) Analyse
wastes permitted for imports and exports
iv) Train
officials on the provisions of the Hazardous Wastes Rules and in analysis
of hazardous wastes.
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