MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

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Parent: THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 (018afec0d2f70a0c9774147226d14996ced132c4)

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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION New Delhi; the 16th May, 2001 S.O. 432(E):- Whereas a notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-section 3, sub-section (i) vide No. S.O. 491 (E) dated 24h May, 2000 and corrigendum published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II section 3, sub-section (i) vide No. SO 593 (E) dated 23d June, 2000 under powers conferred by sections 6,8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act; 1986 (29 of 1986) , inviting objections from persons Iikely to be affected, within a period of sixty days from the date of publication of the said notification with regard to the Government's intention to notify the Battery (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. And, whereas all objections received have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Envronment (Protection) Act; 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby notifies the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. 1. Short Title and Commencement (1) These rules may be called the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Application: These rules shall apply to every manufacturer; importer, re-conditioner; assembler; dealer, recycler; auctioneer;, consumer and bulk consumer involved in manufacture, processing, sale, purchase and use of batteries or components thereof: 3. Definitions. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, a 'Act' -means the Environment (Protection) Act; 1986 (29 of 1986); open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd c

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1 · Short Title and Commencement (1) These rules may be called the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.

3 · Definitions. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,

4 · Responsibilities of manufacturer, importer, assembler and re-conditioner:- It shall be the responsibility of a manufacturer; importer; assembler and re-conditioner to

5 · Registration of Importers: The importer shall get himself registered with the Ministry of Environment and

6 · Customs clearance of imports of new lead acid batteries: Customs clearance of imports shall be contingent upon

7 · Responsibilities of dealer: It shall be the responsibility of a dealer to

8 · Responsibilities of recycler: Each recycler shall

9 · Procedure for registration renewal of registration of recyclers: 1) Every recycler of used lead acid batteries shall make an application in Form VI along with the following documents to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests or any officer designated by the Ministry or an agency designated by it for grant of registration or renewal;

10 · Responsibilities of cousumer or bulk consumer- (1) It shall be the responsibility of the consumer to ensure that used batteries are not disposed of in any manner other than depositing with the dealer, manufacturer, importer; assembler, registered recycler; reconditioner or at the designated collection centres

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13 · Duties of Central Pollution Control Board: The Central Pollution Control Board shall compile and publish the data received every year from the State Boards. It shall review the compliance of the rules periodically to improve the collection and recycling of used. lead batteries and apprise the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

14 · Computerisation of Records and Returns: Ministry of Environment and Forests or an agency designated by it shall develop a system for computerised tracking of

1 · of Mls hereby submit that am in the process of importing (MT) of new lead acid batteries: 2. undertake that shall collect back the used batteries as per the schedule prescribed by the Government from time to time in lieu of the new batteries imported and sold, and shall send these only to the registered recyclers: further undertake that shall submit half-yearly returns as per item (iii) of rule 6 to the State Board and abide by their directions, if any:

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