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

No . The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-Section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 787] NEW DELHI , MONDAY , NOVEMBER 27,1989/AGRAHAYANA 6,1911 Separate Paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation 3411C.I/S9—2 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (Department of Environment , Forests and Wildlife) NOTIFICATION New Dclhj , the 27th November , 1989 S.O . 9G6 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 6 , 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act , 1986 (29 of 1986) , the Central Govern -ment hereby makes the following rules , namely :— 1 . Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Manufacture , Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules , 1989 . They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . Definitions.—In these rules , unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Act " means the Environment (Protection) Act , 1986 (29 of 1986) ; (b) "Authority " means an authority mentioned in Column 2 of Schedule 5 ; (c) "export " with its grammatical variations an d cognate expression , means taking out of India to a place outside India ; (d) "exporter " means any person under the jurisdiction of the exporting country and includes the exporting country , who exports hazardous chemical; (c) "hazardous chemical " means,— — (i) any chemical which satisfies any of the criteria laid down in Part I of Schedule 1 and is listed in Column 2 of Part II of this Schedule ; (ii) any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2; (iii) any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3 ; (f) "import" , with its grammatical variations and cognate expression , means bringing into India from a place outside India ; (g) "importer " means an occupier or any person who imports h