Government of Jharkhand
93b69d5d43915e3b02ec11feffbe9e423667ed04 · 1986 · State unknown
Parent: THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 (018afec0d2f70a0c9774147226d14996ced132c4)
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Government of Jharkhand Department of Forest, Environment and Climate Change NOTIFICATION Notification No. -3/Praya Pradu-52/2007-3900 Ranchi/ Date :-15/09/2017 Whereas, plastic carry bags cause short-term and long-term environmental damage and health hazard; And whereas, Article 48 -A of the Constitution of India, inter alia, envisages that the State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment; And whereas, the Government of Jharkhand is of the opinion that, the use of plastic carry bags is causing grave and irreparable injury to the environment and the health of human beings as well as animals; And whereas, it is observed that plastic carry bags are also causing blockage of gutters, sewers and drains resulting in serious environmental problems; And whereas, with a view to prevent the occurrence of such problems, the State Government has decided to declare the entire area of the State of Jharkhand as the "Plastic Carry Bags Free Area"; Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (No. 29 of 1986) as delegated under Section 23 of the said Act by the Central Government vide Notification No. S.O. 352 (E) New Delhi, dated 18.04.2001, the State Government, by this notification, issues the following directions for the complete Ban of m anufacture, import, storage, tranportation, sale and usage of Plastic Carry bags in all parts of the state; namely, 1. No industry shall manufacture plastic carry bags and no person including a shopkeeper, vendor, wholesaler or retailer, trader, hawker or rehriwala etc., shall use plastic carry bags for supply of goods and no person shall manufacture, store, import, sell or transport plastic carry bags in the State of Jharkhand with effect from the date of final publicaRule TOC
1 · No industry shall manufacture plastic carry bags and no person including a shopkeeper, vendor, wholesaler or retailer, trader, hawker or rehriwala etc., shall use plastic carry bags for supply of goods and no person shall manufacture, store, import, sell or transport plastic carry bags in the State of Jharkhand with effect from the date of final publication of this Notification.
2 · Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board shall be responsible for enforcement in respect of the functions relevant to this notification and specified in clause (1) of Rule 12 of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 , whereas the Urban Local Bodies and Gram Panchayats shall be responsible for enforcement under their jurisdictions in respect of the functions relevant to this notification and specified in clause (2) and (3) respectively of Rule 12 of the said Rules.
