MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17 th September, 2003. S.O. 1069(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment ( Protection) Act, 1986 ( 29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Bio-Medical Waste ( Management and Handling) Rules, 1998, namely:- (1) These rules may be called the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) (Amendment) Rules, 2003. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In rule 7 of the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules),- (a) in sub-rule (1), for the opening words “The prescribed authority for enforcement”,the words “Save as otherwise provide, the prescribed authority for enforcement” shall be substituted; (b) after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- “(1A). The prescribed authority for enforcement of the provisions of these rules in respect of all health care establishments including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, dispensaries, veterinary institutions, Animal houses, pathological laboratories and blood banks of the Armed Forces under the Ministry of Defence shall be the Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services.”. In the said rules , existing rule 9 shall be re-numbered as sub-rule (1) thereof , and after sub-rule (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-rule shall be inserted , namely:- “ (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule ( 1) , the Ministry of Defence shall constitute in that Ministry, an Advisory Committee consisting of the following in respect of all health care establishments including hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, dispensaries, veterinary institutions, animal hou