The Gazette of India — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No . 174] NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , MAY 19,1993/VAISAKHA 29 , 1915 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation * 1137 Gl/93—2 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORBSTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , 19th May , 1993 G.S.R . 422 (E) ·In exercise o£the powers,conferred by section 25 of the Environaisnt (Protection) Act , 1986 (29 of 1986) , the Central Government , hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protec " tion) , Rules , 1986 , namely:— 1 . (1) These rules may be called the Environnpent (Protection) Second Amendment Rules , 1993 . They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . In the Environment Protection Rules , 19*6 , —(a) in rule 3 , (i) in sub-rule (1) , for the words "the Schedule " the words and figures "Schedule I to IV " shall be sub -stituted; (ii) in sub-rule (2) , for the words "the Schedule" , the words and figures "Schedule I to IV " shall b« substituted; (HO after sub-rule (3) , the followiisg sub-rule shall be inserted , namely:— "(3A) <!) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1) and (2) , on and from the Ist day of January , 1994 , emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from the industries , operations or processes shall not exceed the relevant parameters and standards specified in Schedule VI . Provided that the State Boards may specify more stringent standards for the relevant parameters with resp«>ct to specific iatestry or locations after recording reasons therefor in writing"; (ii) The State Board shail while enforcingthestendards specified in Schedule VI follow the guidelines specified In Annexure I and II in that Schedule.