THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) CESS RULES, 1978

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THE WATER (PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION) CESS RULES, 1978 MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th July, 1978 'G.S.R. 378(E): In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act; 1977 (36 of 1977), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely : 1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT: These rules may be called the Water Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules, 1978; 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 Act" means the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 36 of 1977); b 'assessing authority" means 2(i) in relation to a Union Territory, the Member Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board and in those Union Territories where Pollution Control Committees have been constituted by the Administrator/ Lt. Governor; member nominated by the Administrator/Lt: Governor member nominated by the Chairman thereof, and ] (ii) in relation to a State, the member-secretary of the State Board; "consumer" means person of local authority by whom the cess under sub-section (I) of section 3 is payable under sub-section (2) of that section; As published in Gazette of India Extraordinary Part Il 3 (i), dt: 24.7.1978. Substituted by Rule 2 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Amendment Rules, 1991 published in the Gazette notification No G.S.R. 504 (E), dt: 25.7.1991_ Substituted by Rule 2(a) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Amendment Rules, 1992 notified vide notification G.S.R,, 501 (E), Dated 6.7.1992 134 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules; 1978 "form means form annexed to these rul

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1 · SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT:

3 · STANDARDS OF THE METERS AND PLACES WHERE THEY ARE TO BE AFFIXED.

3 · Every consumer shall provide a separate meter for assessing the quantity of water used for each of the four purposes mentioned in column (1) of Schedule II to the Act. The meters shall be affixed at the entrance of the water supply connections within the premises of the consumer or at any other place to be approved by the assessing authority, so that such meters are easily accessible for inspection and maintenance and for other purposes of the Act

4 · FURNISHING OF RETURNS.

5 · MANNER OF PAYMENT OF THE CESS TO THE CENTRAL GOVERN- MENT AND THE TIME WITHIN WHICH IT SHALL BE PAID.

2 · The amount of cess referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be remitted to the Central Government in the form of bank draft in favour of the Pay and Accounts Officer; Ministry of Works and Housing; New Delhi in whose books of accounts, the receipt would be adjusted finally.

6 · REBATE:

7 · POWERS TO BE EXERCISED BY THE OFFICERS OR THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT UNDER SECTION 9

8 · AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE PENALTY UNDER SECTION I.

9 · APPEAL:

3 · Integrated Iron Steel

20 · Cubic metres per tonne of finished steel

100 · Cubic metres as per tome of copper produced: 50 Cubic metres per tonne of Zinc metal produced

5 · Cubic metres per tonne of caustic soda produced (excluding cooling water) and Scubic metres per tonne of caustic soda produced for cooling water:

5 · Cubic metres per tonne of caustic soda including cooling water

170 · Cubic metre per tonne fibre produced.

200 · Cubic metre per tone of fibre produced

200 · Cubic metre tonne of paper

75 · Cubic metre tonne of paper

250 · Cubic metre per tonne of paper

200 · Cubic metre per tonne of paper

4 · cubic meter per kilo litre of milk processed 1.5 cubic metre per tonne of jute produced 2 cubic metre per tonne of cane crushed 8.5 cubic metre per tonne of grain processed 1 cubic meter per kilo of beer produced 15 cubic metre per kilo litre of alcohol produced.