NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, SOAP AND DETERGENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2009

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, SOAP AND DETERGENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2009

[PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT, 2007]

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS

PART 1

1.      Purpose of Regulations

2.      Planning

3.      Emergency Response Plan

4.      Installation of Anti Pollution Equipment

5.      Polluter Pays Principles

6.      Best Practices

7.      Minimization of Wastes

8.      Pollution Control Organisational System

9.      Buy Back or Extended Products Stewardship Programme

10.    Chemical Usage

11.    Banned or Restricted chemicals

12.    Permit

13.    Management of Chemicals, Oil Station and Fuel Dump Site

14.    Equity

15.    Community Relations

16.    Effluent Limitation Standard

17.    Restriction on the release of Toxic Effluent

18.    Treatment of Effluent

19.    Sludge Disposal

20.    Emission Standards

21.    Priority Air Pollutants

22.    Treatment Technologies (Pollution Abatement) for Air Emissions

23.    Listing of Activities Resulting in Atmospheric Emissions

24.    Noise Standards

25.    Noise Abatement

26.    Hearing Conservation Program

27.    Monitoring

PART II – SAMPLING PROCEDURES

28.    Collection and Analysis of Samples

29.    Spot Sampling for Physical Chemical Parameters

30.    Composite Sampling for Physical or Chemical Parameters

31.    Sampling for Licence Classification

32.    Sampling for other Parameters

33.    Sampling for Microbiological Analysis

34.    Air Sampling for Analysis

35.    Noise Measurements

PART III – PERMITS (GENERAL PROVISIONS)

36.    Procedures for Licensing and Permit

PART IV – INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT OR AIR EMISSION MONITORING AND REPORTING

37.    Reporting Requirements

38.    Authorized Signatory

39.    Monitoring Records

40.    Fees

41.    Confidential Information and Public Access to Records

PART V – ENFORCEMENT

42.    Duty of the Agency to ensure compliance

43.    Enforcement Notices

44.    Enforcement Notice Reminder

45.    Suspension of Permit

PART VI – OFFENCES

46.    Contravention of Permit Condition

47.    False Statement

48.    Failure to comply with Abatement Measures

49.    Failure to Report

50.    Discharge of Pollutants Beyond Permissible Level

PART VII – PENALTY

51.    Penalty

52.    Without Prejudice

PART VIII – INCENTIVES

53.    Incentives

PART IX – INTERPRETATIONS, ETC.

54.    Interpretations

55.    Citation

SCHEDULES

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, SOAP AND DETERGENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2009

COMMENCEMENT                                                [30th September, 2009]

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 34 of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Establishment) Act, 2007, and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, John Odey, Minister of Environment, hereby make the following

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