In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 198…

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The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

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No. 56] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,2001/MAGHA 18,1922

375 GI/2001 0) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)1

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 6th February, 2001

G.S.R. 72 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules farther to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely :

I. (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2001.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2 In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986,—

In Schedule 1,—In serial No. 74 relating to Emission Standards for brick kilns, for the existing paragraph III, the following shall be substituted, namely :

"III. Existing moving chimney bull's trench kilns shall be dispensed with by 30th June, 2001 and no new moving chimney kilns shall be allowed to come up :

Provided that only those brick kilns shall be given extension of time who shall furnish affidavits to the concerned authority in the State giving approval for brick kilns to the effect that the prescribed standards shall be complied by them by 30th June, 2001; and no further extension of time shall be sought by them •

Provided further that the units shall submit a bank guarantee for the amount specified below, to the respective State Pollution Control Board for completing the conversion within the prescribed time frame and in case of non- compliance of the said directions, the amount of bank guarantee shall be forfeited.

— Large scale brick kilns

(more than 30,000 bricks per day) — Rs. 30,000

— Medium scale brick kilns

(between 15,000 to 30,000 bricks per day) — Rs 20,000

— Small scale brick kilns

(less than 15,000 bricks per day) — Rs. 10,000".

[F. No. Q-16015/41/2000-CPA]

V1JAI SHARMA, Jt. Secy.

Note :—The principal rules were published in the Ga/ette of India vide number S.O. 844(E) dated the 19th November, 1986 and subsequently amended vide S 0. 433(E) dated the 18th April, 1987, S.O. 64(E) dated the 18th January, 1988, S O. 3(E) dated the January, 1989, S.O. 190(E) dated the 15th March, 1989, G.S.R. 913(E) dated the 24th October, 1989, S O 12(E) dated the 8th January, 1990, G.S R. 742(E) dated the 30th August, 1990, S O. 23(E) dated the I6lh January, 1991, G.SR 93(E) dated the 21st February, 1991, G.S.R. 9 5 (E) dated the 12th February, 1992, G.S.R. 329(E) dated the 13th March, 1992, G.S.R 475(E) dated the 5th May, 1992, G S.R. 797(E) dated the 1st October, 1992, G.S.R. 386(E) dated the 28th April, 1993, G S.R. 422(E) dated the 19th May, 1993, G.S.R. 801(E) dated the,31st December, 1993, G SR 176(E) dated 3rd April, 1996, G S.R 631(E) dated the 31st October, 1997, G.S.R. 504(E) dated the 20th August, 1998, G.S.R. 7(E) dated the 2nd January, 1999, G S.R. 682(E) dated the 5th October, 1999 and G.S.R- 742(E) dated Ihe 25th September, 2000 Printed by Ihe Manager, Gtrvt of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapun, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Dclhi-110054.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules farther to amend the Environment (Protection)Rules, 1986,