NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO SECTOR) REGULATIONS 2009

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO SECTOR) REGULATIONS 2009

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

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS

PART 1         

1.      Environmental Governance

2.      Planning

3.      Emergency Response Plan

4.      Installation of Anti Pollution Equipment

5.      Polluter Pays Principle

6.      Best Practices

7.      Pollution Control Organizational System

8.      Buy back or Extended Products Stewardship Programme

9.      Chemical Usage

10.    Banned or Restricted Chemicals

11.    Permit

12.    Management of Oil Station and Fuel Dumps Site

13.    Equity

14.    Community Relations

15.    Effluent Limitation Standard

16.    Restriction on the release of Toxic Effluent

17.    Treatment of Effluent

18.    Sludge Disposal Standards

19.    Emission

20.    Emission Control

21.    Treatment Technologies

22.    Noise Standards

23.    Noise Abatement

24.    Hearing Conservation Program

25.    Noise Monitoring

PART II – SAMPLING PROCEDURES

26.    Collection and Analysis of Samples

27.    Spot Sampling for Physical or Chemical Parameters

28.    Composite Sampling for Physical or Chemical Parameters

29.    Sampling for Licence Classification]sampling for other Parameters

30.    Sampling for other Parameters

31.    Sampling for Microbiological Analysis

32.    Air Sampling for Analysis

33.    Noise Measurements

PART III – PERMITS (GENERAL PROVISION)

34.    Procedure for Licensing and Permit

PART IV – INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT OR AIR EMISSION MONITORING AND REPORTING

35.    Reporting Requirements

36.    Authorized Signatory

37.    Monitoring Records

38.    Fees

39.    Confidential Information and Public Access to Records

PART V – ENFORCEMENT

40.    Duty of the Agency to Ensure Compliance with Conditions

41.    Enforcement notices

42.    Enforcement Notice Reminder

43.    Suspension of Permit

PART VI – OFFENCES

44.    Contravention of Permit Condition

45.    False Statement

46.    Failure to comply with Abatement Measures

47.    Failure to Report

48.    Discharge of Effluent Beyond Permissible Level

PART VII — PENALTY

49.    Penalty

PART VIII – INCENTIVES

50.    Recognition for Environmental Leadership

51.    Performance Criteria and Rating

52.    NESREA Compliance Award

53.    NESREA Green Mark

PART IX – INTERPRETATION, ETC

54.    Interpretation

55.    Citation

SCHEDULES

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO SECTOR) REGULATIONS 2009

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

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 Regulations:

[COMMENCEMENT]                                                         30th September, 2009

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