THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ACT, 1991 — THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ACT, 1991

THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ACT, 1991 No. 6 of 1991 [22nd January, 1991] MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi; the 23rd January, 1991 Magha, 3, 1912 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 22nd January; 1991, and is hereby published for general information: An Act to provide for public liability- insurance for the purpose of providing immediate relief to the persons affected by accident occurring while handling any hazardous substance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the forty-first Year of The Republic of India as follows: 1. (1) This Act may be called the Public Liability Insurance Act; 1991. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, b) notification, appoint 2. In this Act; unless the context otherwise requires - 1[(a) "accident" means an accident involving a fortuitous , sudden or unintentional occurrence while handling any hazardous substance resulting in continuous, intermittent or repeated exposure to death, of 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) "Cdllector_ means the Collector having jurisdiction over the area in which the accident occurs; (c) 'handling" , in relation to any hazardous substance, means the manufacture, processing, treatment package, storage, transportation by vehicle, use, cdlection, destruction, conversion, offering for sale, transfer or the like of such hazardous substance; (d)"hazardous substance" means any substance or preparation which is defined as hazardous substance under the Environment (Protection) Act; 1986 (29 of 1986), and exceeding such quantity as may be specified, by notification; b