THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING , PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE) RULES, 1996 THE CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS (EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE) RULES, 1996 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the August; 1996 "G.S.R.347 (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, namely 1. Short Title and Commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Chemical Accidents Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996. (2) 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) "chemical accident" means an accident involving fortuitous, or sudden or unintended occurrence while handling any hazardous chemicals resulting in continuous, intermittent O repeated exposure to death; or injury to, any person or damage to any property but does not include an accident by reason only of war Or radio-activity; b) chazardous chemical means; any chemical which satisfies any of the criteria laid down in Part [ of Schedule 1 or is listed in Part 2 of the said schedule; 11 any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 2; As published in Gazette of India, Part II Section 3 (i) Extraordinary S.NO. 241,dt. 1.8.1996. 970 The Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 (iii) any chemical listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3; ~industrial activity" includes an operation Or process, carried out in an industrial installation referred to in Schedule involving O likely to involve one O more hazardous chemicals; on-site storage or on-site transport which is associated with that operation O process as the ca