Uttarakhand act 017 of 2013 : The Uttarakhand Plastice and other non Bio Degaradble garbage (Prevention of use and disposal)

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mÙkjk[k.M IykfLVd vkSj vU; tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ¼mi;ksx vkSj fuLrkj.k dk fofu;eu½ vf/kfu;e] 2013 ¿mÙkjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 17 o'kZ 2013À vuqØef.kdk

/kkjk,a fooj.k i'̀B la[;k

1 2 3

v/;k;&,d izkjfEHkdh 1- laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj izkjEHk 2- ifjHkk'kk,¡

v/;k;&nks

tho vukf"kr inkFkZ ds iz;ksx ij izfrcU/k vFkok izfr'ks/k 3- tho vukf"kr inkFkZ ls dfri; oLrqvksa ds fuekZ.k ds iz;ksx ij izfrcU/k vFkok izfr'ks/k

4- lkoZtfud ukfy;ksa] ey ukfy;ksa vkSj ty fudk; esa tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk Qsadus ij izfrcU/k

5- tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk tykus ij izfrcU/k

v/;k;&rhu

tho vukf'kr dwMk&dpjs dk izcU/k

6- tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk tek djus ds fy, dwM+knku j[kus vkSj LFkkuksa dh O;oLFkk djuk

7- tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk vkfn dks laxzfgr vkSj tek djus dk Lokfe;k sa vkSj vf/kHkksfx;ksa dk drZO;

8- tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk vFkok tho vukf"kr inkFkZ dks gVkus dh LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh vFkok l{ke izkf/kdkjh dh "kfDr

v/;k;&pkj

'kkfLr vkSj n.M

9- izos"k vkSj fujh{k.k dh "kfDr

10- "kkfLr

11- n.M

12- dEifu;ksa }kjk vijk/k

13- vijk/kksa dk laf{kIr fopkj.k

14- vijk/kksa dk "keu

v/;k;&ik¡p

vif"k'V xksnke dk iathdj.k vkSj Jfed dh lqj{kk

15- iathdj.k

v/;k;&N%

izdh.kZ

16- jkT; ljdkj }kjk funsZ"k

17- vuqlwph dks la"kksf/kr djus dh "kfDr

18- izR;k;kstu dh "kfDr

19- Lkn~HkkoiwoZd dh xbZ dk;Zokgh dk laj{k.k

20- fu;e cukus dh "kfDr

21- "kks/k

22- fujlu vkSj O;kof̀Ùk

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mÙkjk[k.M IykfLVd vkSj vU; tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ¼mi;ksx vkSj fuLrkj.k dk fofu;eu½ vf/kfu;e] 2013 ¿mÙkjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 17 o'kZ 2013À mÙkjk[k.M jkT; esa IykfLVd rFkk vU; tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjs ds mi;ksx o fuLrkj.k dk fofu;eu djus rFkk mlls lEcfU/kr ;k vkuq'kafxd fo'k;ksa dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy,

vf/kfu;e

Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds pkSalBosa o"kZ esa mÙkjk[k.M fo/kku lHkk }kjk fuEuor~ :i eas vf/kfu;fer gks%& v/;k;&,d

izkjfEHkdh

laf{kIr uke] foLrkj

vkSj izkjEHk

1- ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e dk laf{kIr uke mÙkjk[k.M IykfLVd vkSj vU; tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ¼mi;ksx vkSj fuLrkj.k dk fofu;eu½ vf/kfu;e] 2013 gSA

¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mÙkjk[k.M jkT; esa gksxkA

¼3½ ;g rqjUr izoÙ̀k gksxkA

ifjHkk'kk,¡ 2- bl vf/kfu;e esa] tc rd fo'k; ;k lanHkZ esa dksbZ izfrdwy ckr u gks& ¼d½ ^^tho ukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk** ls thok.kq ;k vU; thfor izkf.k;ksa }kjk vi?kfVr ;k ukf"kr fd;s tkus ;ksX; dwM+k&dpjk ;k vif"k'V inkFkZ vfHkizsr gS (

¼[k½ ^^l{ke izkf/kdkjh** ls bl vf/kfu;e ds fdlh micU/k dks izoÙ̀k djus ds fy, vf/klwpuk ls jkT; ljdkj }kjk fu;qDr dksbZ izkf/kdkjh] vf/kdkjh vFkok O;fDr vfHkizsr gS(

¼x½ ^^x̀g&iFk** ls ,slk iFk vFkok Hkwfe dh ,slh iV~Vh vfHkizsr gS] tks ukyksa ds :i es a mi;ksx esa yk;s tkus] vFkok fdlh laMkl] ew=ky;] eydwi vFkok xyht ;k nwf'kr inkFkZ ,d= djus ds fdlh ik= rd igqapkus ds fy;s mi;ZqDr laMkl bR;kfn dh lQkbZ djus vFkok ogka ls mDr inkFkZ gVkus ds dk;Z esa fu;ksftr fdlh O;fDr ds ogka rd igqapus ds fy, ekxZ nsus ds fy, fufeZr dh x;h gks] vyx dj nh xbZ gks vFkok mi;ksx esa yk;h tkrh gks(

¼?k½ ^^LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh** ls rRle; izoÙ̀k fdlh fof/k ds v/khu xfBr uxj fuxe] uxjikfydk ifj'kn] uxj iapk;r] Nkouh ifj'kn~] ftyk iapk;r] {ks= iapk;r ;k xzke iapk;r vfHkizsr gS(

¼³½ ^^cktkj** ds vUrxZr ,slk dksbZ LFkku vfHkizsr gS] tgka Øsrk vkSj foØsrk ds fy, dksbZ lkekU; fofu;eu u gksrs gq, Hkh] pkgs LFkku ds ekfyd vFkok fdlh vU; O;fDr }kjk cktkj ds O;fDr ds O;kikj esa vf/kdkfjrk ij fu;a=.k gks vFkok ugha] yksx ekuo mi;ksx ;k miHkksx ds fy, ekal] eNyh] Qy] lCth] [kk| ;k vU; dksbZ [kk| ;k v[kk| lkexzh ;k eky dk izn"kZu djrs gq, foØ; ;k Ø; djus ds fy, ,slss LFkku ds Lokeh dh lgefr vFkok fcuk lgefr ds ,d= gksrs gSa(

¼p½ ^^tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk** ls tho vukf"kr inkFkZ ls fufeZr vif"k'V dwM+k&dpjk vfHkizsr gS(

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¼N½ ^^tho vukf"kr inkFkZ** ls IykfLVd lfgr ,slk inkFkZ vfHkizsr gS] tks fd ekbØks vkxZfuTe] lw;Z jks"kuh vFkok vU; izkdf̀rd dkjZokbZ ls lekIr vFkok de ugha fd;k tk ldrk gS vkSj blesa bl vf/kfu;e dh vuqlwph esa fofufnZ'V ikWfyfFku] ukbykWu ;k vU; IykfLVd inkFkZ] tSls ikWyh foukby DyksjkbM~l ¼ih-oh-lh-½] ikWyh izksfiyhu vkSj ikWyh LVkbjhu ls cus vFkok fofufeZr lkeku lfEefyr gaS] tks bl vf/kfu;e dh vuqlwph esa fofufnZ'V gSa(

¼t½ ^^vf/kHkksxh** ds vUrxZr fuEufyf[kr Hkh gS %&

¼,d½ dksbZ O;fDRk tks Lokeh dks] rRle; ml Hkwfe ;k Hkou dk fdjk;k ;k fdjk;s ds fdlh va"k dk Hkqxrku dj jgk gS ;k Hkqxrku djus dk nk;h gS] ftlds lECkU/k esa ,sls fdjk;s dk Hkqxrku fd;k tkrk gS ;k ns; gS(

¼nks½ dksbZ Lokeh] tks viuh Hkwfe ;k Hkou dk vf/kHkksx dj jgk gks ;k mldk vU;Fkk mi;ksx dj jgk gks(

¼rhu½ fdlh Hkwfe ;k Hkou dk fdjk;k eqDr fdjk;snkj( vkSj

¼pkj½ ,slk dksbZ O;fDr tks fdlh Hkwfe ;k Hkou ds mi;ksx ;k vf/kHkksx ds fy, mlds Lokeh dks {kfriwfrZ dk Hkqxrku djus dk nk;h gks(

¼>½ ^^Lokeh** esa dksbZ O;fDr tks fd rRle; fdlh Hkwfe vFkok Hkou dk fdjk;k izkIr dj jgk Fkk ;k izkIr djus ds fy, vgZ Fkk] pkgs og Lo;a ds ys[ks esa vFkok mlds ys[ks esa vkSj fdlh vU; ds ys[ks esa vFkok vfHkdrkZ] U;klh] vfHkHkkod vFkok fjlhoj vFkok tks bl izdkj fdjk;k izkIr dj jgk gks vFkok mls izkIr djus ds fy, vgZ gks] ekuks Hkwfe vFkok Hkou vFkok mldk dksbZ Hkkx fdjk;snkj dks fdjk;s esa fn;k x;k gks( vfHkizsr gS(

¼¥½ ^^LFkku** ls dksbZ ,slh Hkwfe ;k Hkou ;k Hkou dk Hkkx vfHkizsr gS vkSj blds vUrxZr Hkou ;k Hkou ds Hkkx ls lEc) m|ku] tehu ;k ofgxZ̀g] ;fn dksbZ gks] Hkh gS( ¼V½ ^^yksd i;Zoyksdu ds fy;s [kqyk LFkku** ds vUrxZr dksbZ futh LFkku ;k Hkou] Lekjd] ckM+ ;k NTtk Hkh gS tks fdlh lkoZtfud LFkku esa ls ;k mlls gksdj xqtjus okys fdlh O;fDr dks] fn[kkbZ nsrk gks(

¼B½ ^^fofgr** ls bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk, x, fu;e }kjk fofgr vfHkizsr gS( ¼M½ ^^yksd fo"ys'kd** ls i;kZoj.k ¼laj{k.k½ vf/kfu;e] 1986 ¼29 dk 1986½ ds micU/kksa ds v/khu jkT; esa LFkkfir ;k ekU;rk izkIr fdlh i;kZof.kZd iz;ksx"kkyk ds lEcU/k esa ljdkjh fo"ys'kd ds :i esa fu; qDr ;k ekU;rk izkIr O;fDr vfHkizsr gS( vkSj ¼<½ ^^lkoZtfud LFkku** ls turk ds mi;ksx vkSj miHkksx ds fy, [kqyk dksbZ LFkku vfHkizsr gS] pkgs turk }kjk mldk okLro esa mi;ksx ;k miHkksx fd;k tkrk gks ;k ugha vkSj blds vUrxZr lM+d] ekxZ] cktkj] x̀g&iFk] ;k jkLrk pkgs og vke jkLrk gks ;k u gks] vkSj dksbZ vU; LFkku tgka turk dks izos"k dh vuqefr gks ;k vkus&tkus dk vf/kdkjh gks ;k ftl ij mUgsa tkus dk vf/kdkjh gks] Hkh gSA

v/;k;&nks

tho vukf"kr inkFkZ ds iz;ksx ij izfrcU/k vFkok izfr'ks/k

tho vukf"kr inkFkZ

ls dfri; oLrqvksa

ds fuekZ.k ds iz;ksx

ij izfrcU/k vFkok

izfr'ks/k

3- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk ls] mÙkjk[k.M jkT; ds Hkhrj IykfLVd vFkok tho vukf"kr inkFkZ] tks jkT; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwpuk esa fofufnZ'V ekudksa l s vlaxr gksrs gSa] ds mRiknu] Ø;] foØ;] Hk.Mkj.k] forj.k vkSj mi;ksx ij izfrcU/k vFkok izfr'ks/k vf/kjksfir dj ldsxhA

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¼2½ jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk ls iSfdax ds izdkj] vkdkj] yscy vkSj lajpuk ;k mlds iz;ksx vkSj fuLrkj.k] ftlesa vi?kVu o iqu%pØ.k ds ekud vFkok ekun.M lfEefyr gSa] ds fufeÙk fuekZrkvksa] forjdksa vkSj vU; O;fDr;ksa] tks oLrqvksa dk mRiknu vFkok O;ogj.k djrs gSa] ij nkf;Ro vf/kjksfir dj ldsxhA

lkoZtfud

ukfy;ksa] ey

ukfy;ksa vkSj ty

fudk; esa tho

vukf"kr dwM+k&

dpjk Qsadus ij

izfrcU/k

4- ¼1½ dksbZ Hkh O;fDr] Lo;a ;k nwljs ds }kjk] tkucw>dj ;k vU;Fkk] fdlh ukyh] oasfVys"ku

"kk¶V] ikbZi o QhfVax pkgs futh vFkok lkoZtfud ty fudkl ls tqM+k gks] ugj] rkykc] ukys] unh esa dksbZ Hkh tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ;k tho vukf"kr FkSys vFkok ik= esa tho ukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ugha Qsadsxk ;k Qsadok;sxkA ¼2½ dksbZ Hkh O;fDr tkucw>dj ;k vU;Fkk] flok; ,sls izfØ;k ds vuqlkj vkSj ,sls lqj{kk ekudksa dk ikyu fd;s tkus ds i"pkr~] tSlk fofgr fd;k tk;] dksbZ tho ukf"kr ;k tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk fdlh lkoZtfud LFkku ;k fdlh yksd Ik;Zoyksdu ds fy, [kqys LFkku ij ugha Mkysxk ;k Mkyus dh vuqKk nsxk] tc rd fd & ¼d½ dwM+k&dpjk fdlh cUn dwM+snku esa ugha Mkyk tkrk gS( ;k ¼[k½ dwM+s&dpjs ds fuLrkj.k ds fy, {ks= ij vf/kdkfjrk izkIr djus okys LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh }kjk fufnZ'V LFkku ij] dwM+k&dpjk ugha Mkyk tkrk gSA tho vukf"kr

dwM+k&dpjk

tykus ij izfrcU/k

5- dksbZ Hkh O;fDr vuqlwph esa mfYyf[kr fdlh Hkh inkFkZ ls cuk tho vukf'kr dwM+k&dpjk ugha tyk;sxkA

v/;k; & rhu

tho vukf'kr dwMk&dpjs dk izcU/k

tho vukf"kr

dwM+k&dpjk tek

djus ds fy,

dwM+knku j[kus

vkSj LFkkuksa dh

O;oLFkk djuk

6- LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh ;k mlds }kjk bl fufeÙk izkf/kd`r fdlh vf/kdkjh dk ;g drZO; gksxk fd og &

¼d½ mfpr vkSj lqfo/kktud LFkku ij lkoZtfud dwM+snku j[ksxk ;k O;oLFkk djsxk] ;k tho vukf"kr dwM+s&dpjs d s fy, vLFkkbZ teko ;k laxzg.k ds fy, LFkku dh O;oLFkk djsxk(

¼[k½ tho ukf"kr dwM+s&dpjs ds fy, j[ks vkSj vuqjf{kr dpjk isfV;ksa ds vykok tho vukf"kr dwM+s&dpjs dks vLFkkbZ :i ls tek djus ds fy, vyx dpjk isfV;ksa dh O;oLFkk djsxk(

¼x½ bl /kkjk ds [k.M ¼d½ ds v/khu mlds }kjk miyC/k djk;s x;s ;k fu;r fd;s x;s lHkh LFkkuksa ij dwM+snkuksa vkSj

¼?k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr laxzghr tho vukf"kr dwM+s&dpjs d s iqu% pØ.k dk izcU/k djsxk(

¼³½ ,sls leLr dwM+nkuksa ds vkleku dh vksj eq¡g [kqyus okys Åijh Hkkx esa cUn gksus dh lqfo/kk gksuh pkfg,A

tho vukf"kr

dwM+k&dpjk vkfn

dks laxzfgr vkSj

tek djus dk

Lokfe;ksa vkSj vf/k&

Hkksfx;ksa dk drZO;

7- lHkh Hkwfe vkSj Hkouksa ds Lokfe;ksa vkSj vf/kHkwfe;ksa dks fuEufyf[kr drZO; gksaxs %& ¼d½ viuh&viuh Hkwfe vkSj Hkouksa ls tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ,df=r djuk ;k djokuk vkSj LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjksa }kjk {ks= esa tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ,df=r djus ;k vLFkkbZ rkSj ij tek djkus gsrq miyC/k djk;s x;s lkoZtfud dwM+snkuksa ;k LFkkuksa esa tek djuk ;k djokuk(

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¼[k½ tho vukf"kr dwM+s&dpjs dks tek djus ds fy, j[kh x;h vkSj vuqjf{kr ls fHkUu ,slh Hkwfe ;k Hkouksa ls lHkh tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjs ds laxzg.k ds fy, LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh ;k mlds vf/kdkfj;ksa }kjk fofgr izdkj ds vkSj jhfr esa vyx&vyx dwM+knkuksa ;k dpjk isfV;ksa dh O;oLFkk djuk vkSj ,sls dwM+knkuksa vkSj dpjk isfV;ksa dks vPNh gkyr esa j[kuk vkSj mldh ejEer djukA

tho vukf"kr

dwM+k&dpjk vFkok

tho vukf"kr

inkFkZ dks gVkus

dh LFkkuh;

izkf/kdkjh vFkok

l{ke izkf/kdkjh

dh "kfDr

8- LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh vFkok l{ke izkf/kdkjh fyf[kr uksfVl }kjk fdlh ,slh Hkwfe ;k Hkou ds tks tho vukf"kr dwM+s&dpjs vFkok tho vukf"kr inkFkZ dk vukf/kdr̀ s rFkk bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk, x, fu;eksa esa micfU/kr jhfr ls ,sls O;fDr ds [kpsZ ij mDr dwM+s&dpjs ;k inkFkZ dk O;;u djsxkA

v/;k;&pkj

'kkfLr vkSj n.M

izos"k vkSj fujh{k.k

dh "kfDr

9- ¼1½ bl /kkjk ds micU/kksa ds v/;/khu jkT; ljdkj }kjk bl lUnHkZ esa tkjh vf/klwpuk }kjk l"kDr dksbZ O;fDr fdlh LFkku ij] tSlk og vko";d le>s] ,sls lg;ksfx;ksa lfgr lHkh leqfpr le;ksa ij izos"k dk vf/kdkj j[ksxk %&

¼d½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk mls fn, x, d̀R;ksa ds ikyu ds iz;kstu ds fy,( ¼[k½ bl vf/kfu;e vFkok mlds v/khu cuk, x, fu;eksa ds fdlh micU/k ds v/khu fn;k x;k vFkok fd;k x;k vFkok cuk, x, dksbZ uksfVl] vkns"k vFkok funsZ"k dk vuqikyu vFkok dksbZ ,sls dR̀;ksa ds lEiknu vkSj mldh jhfr ds fu/kkZj.k ds iz;kstu ds fy,(

¼x½ fdlh vfHkys[k] iaftdk] nLrkost ;k dksbZ vU; lkexzh ds ijh{k.k ;k fdlh Hkou esa] tgk¡ bl vf/kfu;e ;k mlds vUrxZr cuk, x, fu;eksa ds v/khu fdlh vijk/k ds dkfjr gks pqds gksus] gks jgs gksus vFkok gksus dh lEHkkouk ij fo"okl djus ds fy, mlds ikl dkj.k gksrs gSa] esa ryk"kh djus vkSj ,sls leLr vfHkys[k] iaftdk] nLrkost ;k dksbZ vU; lkexzh vfHkxzfgr djus ds fy, ;fn mlds ikl fo"okl djus ds fy, dkj.k gS fd

blls bl vf/kfu;e ;k mlds varxZr cuk, x, fu;eksa ds v/khu dkfjr fdlh n.Muh; vijk/k ds fy, lk{; fn;k tk ldsxkA

¼2½ tho vukf"kr inkFkZ ;k tho vukf"kr dwMs+&dPkjs dks O;og̀r djus okyk izR;sd O;fDr mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds vUrxZr dR̀;ksa ds fuoZgu ds fy, mDr mi/kkjk esa l"kDr O;fDr dks lHkh lgk;rk nsxk vkSj ,slk u djus dh n"kk esa vf/kfu;e ds v/khu nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxkA

¼3½ tgk¡ rd n.M izfØ;k lafgrk] 1973 ds micU/kksa ds Øe esa bl /kkjk ds v/khu ryk"kh ysus vkSj vf/kxzg.k djus dh "kfDr ,slh gksxh] tSls fd fdlh izkf/kdkjh }kjk mDr lafgrk dh /kkjk 94 ds v/khu tkjh okj.V ds v/khu ryk"kh ysus vkSj vf/kxzg.k djus dh "kfDr gksrh gSA

¼4½ bl /kkjk ds v/khu vf/kxzghr fdlh tho vukf"kr inkFkZ vFkok tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjs dk fuLrkj.k ,slh jhfr ls] tSlk jkT; ljdkj vf/klwpuk }kjk fofufnZ'V djs] fd;k tk;sxkA

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"kkfLr 10- tks dksbZ Hkh bl vf/kfu;e ds fdlh izkfo/kku ;k mlds v/khu cuk, x, fu;e] tkjh dh x;h vf/klwpuk ;k fn, x,] vkns"k ds mYya?ku esa dksbZ dR̀; djrk gS ;k tucw>dj yksi djrk gS ;k bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh vijk/k dks nq'izsfjr djrk gS ;k mldk Hkkxhnkj gksrk gS] rhu ekg ds lk/kkj.k dkjkokl vFkok tqekZuk] tks vke ukxfjdksa vkSj QqVdj O;olkf;;ksa ds ekeys esa ` 500] [kqnjk nqdkuksa vkSj O;olkf;d izfr"Bkuksa ds ekeyksa esa ` 50]000 rFkk fuekZrkvksa vkSj O;olkf;d QeksZa ds ekeyksa esa ` 02 yk[k rd gksxk] ls ;k nksuksa ls nf.Mr gksxkA

n.M 11- tks dksbZ Hkh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh vijk/k ds fy, nks'kfl) gks pqdk gks] vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh Hkh vijk/k ds fy, iqu% nks'kfl) fd;k tkrk gS rks og Ik"pkr~orhZ vijk/k ds fy, /kkjk 10 esa izkfo/kkfur n.M ds nqxqus n.M ls n.Muh; gksxkA

dEifu;ksa }kjk

vijk/k

12- ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vijk/k djus okyk O;fDr dksbZ dEiuh gS rks dEiuh vkSj izR;sd O;fDr tks vijk/k fd, tkus ds le; dEiuh dk dkjckj pykus ds fufeÙk dEiuh dk izHkkjh ;k mlds izfr mÙkjnk;h jgk gks vijk/k djus dk nks'kh le>k tk;sxk vkSj rn~uqlkj mlds fo:) dk;Zokgh dh tk;sxh vkSj mls nf.Mr fd;k tk;sxk %

ijUrq ;g fd ;fn ,slk O;fDr ;g fl) dj ns fd vijk/k mldh tkudkjh esa ugha gqvk Fkk ;k mlus ml vijk/k dks jksdus ds fy, lHkh izdkj dh ;Fkksfpr lko/kkuh cjr yh Fkh rks bl vf/kfu;e dh fdlh ckr ls og n.M dk Hkkxh ugha gksxkA

¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dksbZ vijk/k fdlh dEiuh us fd;k gks vkSj ;g lkfcr fl) gks tk;s fd vijk/k dEiuh ds fdlh funs"kd] izcU/kd] lfpo ;k vU; vf/kdkjh dh lgefr ls ;k mldh ekSukuqdwyrk ls gqvk gS ;k vijk/k mldh fdlh mis{kk ds dkj.k gqvk gS rks ,slk funs"kd] izcU/kd] lfpo ;k vU; vf/kdkjh Hkh ml vijk/k dk nks'kh le>k tk;sxk vkSj mlds fo:) dk;Zokgh dh tk;sxh vkSj rn~uqlkj mls n.M fn;k tk;sxkA

Li'Vhdj.k & bl /kkjk ds iz;kstuksa ds fy, %&

¼d½ ^^dEiuh** ls dksbZ fu;fer fudk; vfHkizsr gS vkSj blds vUrxZr dksbZ QeZ ;k O;fDr;ksa dk vU; laxe Hkh gS( vkSj

¼[k½ QeZ ds lEcU/k esa ^^funs"kd** ls ml QeZ dk Hkkxhnkj vfHkizsr gSA vijk/kksa dk

laf{kIr fopkj.k

13- bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu n.Muh; leLRk vijk/kksa dk fdlh izFke oxZ ds U;kf;d eftLVªsV }kjk laf{kIr fopkj.k fd;k tk;sxk vkSj n.M izfØ;k lafgrk] 1973 ¼1974 dk 2½ dh /kkjk 262 ls 265 ¼nksuksa lfgr½ ds micU/k ;Fkko";d ifjorZu lfgr] ,sls fopkj.k ij ykxw gksaxsA

vijk/kksa dk "keu 14- ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu n.Muh; dksbZ Hkh vijk/k] vfHk;kstu lafLFkr fd;s tkus ls iwoZ ,sls vf/kdkjh }kjk ftls jkT; ljdkj bl fufeÙk izkf/kdr̀ djs] jkT; ljdkj ds i{k esa ,slh jkf"k] ftls jkT; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwpuk esa fofufnZ'V fd;k tk;] ds Hkqxrku ij "kfer fd;k tk ldsxk %

ijUrq ;g fd fdlh ,d ekeys esa ,slk Hkqxrku mlds fy, fu/kkZfjr tqekZus

ls vf/kd ugha gksxkA

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¼2½ tgk¡ fdlh vijk/k dk mijksDr mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds vUrxZr "keu fd;k tk pqdk gks]

"kfer vijk/k ds lEcU/k esa vfHk;qDr ds fo:) dksbZ vxzÙkj dk;Zokgh ugha dh tk;sxh vkSj vfHk;qDr ds vfHkj{kk esa gksus ij mls mUeksfpr dj fn;k tk;sxkA v/;k;&ik¡p

vif"k'V xksnke dk iathdj.k vkSj Jfed dh lqj{kk

iathdj.k 15- ¼1½ vif"k'V xksnke dk izR;sd lapkyd lHkh izdkj ds tho vukf"kr dwM +k&dpjs ds Hk.Mkj.k ds fy, bl fufeÙk cuk, x, fu;eksa ds vuqlkj lEcfU/kr LFkkuh; fudk;ksa] ftuesa xzke iapk;rsa Hkh lfEefyr gSa] ls iathdj.k djk;sxkA

¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu iathdr̀ lHkh ,tsafl;ka] tks fd tho vukf"kr dwMs+&dpjs dh lQkbZ vkSj laxzg.k ds fy, dk;Z djsaxh] izR;sd dwMk mBkus okys vkSj lQkbZ] laxzg.k] Hk.Mkj.k vkSj izcU/ku esa yxk, x, vU; Jfedksa ds nkf;Roksa vkSj igpku dks iznf"kZr djsxh vkSj mi;qZDr xfrfof/k;ksa esa pkSng o'kZ ls de vk;q ds O;fDr dks lg;ksftr ugha fd;k tk;sxkA

¼3½ fdlh Hkh iathdr̀ vif"k'V xksnke ;k Jfed] tks fdlh Hkh dwMs&dpjs] pkgs tho ukf"kr gks ;k vU;Fkk dh lQkbZ] iF̀kDdj.k ;k vU;Fkk fuLrkj.k esa yxs gksa] ij iqu%pØ.k ;k feJ.k ;k cMs Hk.Mkj.k ;k iqu%pØ.k dsUnz ds fy, ifjogu ds iz;kstu laxzfgr dwM+s&dpjs ds Hk.Mkj.k] laxzg.k] Ø; vFkok foØ; ds fy, fdlh Hkh izdkj dk vfHk;ksx ugha pyk;k tk;sxk %

ijUrq ;g fd ,slk lHkh izdkj dk ifjogu dk;Z cUn xkM+h vFkok dUVsuj esa fd;k tk;sxkA

¼4½ izR;sd iathdr̀ xksnke vkSj LFkkuh; fudk; vius iathdr̀ Jfed] tks fd dwMs&dpjs dh lQkbZ vkSj laxzg.k ds fy, yxk, x, gSa] dks vk/kqfud lQkbZ ds miLdj] twrs] nLrkus] ,fizu vkSj vU; lqj{kk ds mik; iznku djuk lqfuf"pr djsxkA v/;k;&N%

izdh.kZ

jkT; ljdkj }kjk

funsZ"k

16- jkT; ljdkj] bl vf/kfu;e ds izHkkoh fØ;kUo;u ds fy, le;≤ ij ,sls funsZ"k ns ldsxh] tks mu izkf/kdkfj;ksa] ftUgsa ,sls funsZ"k fn, tk;a] ij muds vuqikyu ds fy, ck/;dkjh gksaxsA

vuqlwph dks

la"kksf/kr djus

dh "kfDr

17- ¼1½ tgk¡ ,slk djuk vko";d le>k tk;] jkT; ljdkj] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk] vuqlwph ls fdlh tho vukf"kr dh fdlh en dks tksM+ vFkok ?kVk ldrh gS vkSj ,slh vf/klwpuk ds jkti= esa izdkf"kr gksus ij vuqlwph rn~uqlkj la"kksf/kr le>h tk;sxhA

¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu izR;sd vf/klwpuk bls tkjh fd, tkus ds Ik"pkr~ ;Fkk"kh?kz jkT; fo/kku lHkk ds le{k j[kh tk;sxhA

izR;k;kstu dh

"kfDr 18- jkT; ljdkj] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk ;g funs"k ns ldsxh fd bl vf/kfu;e ds vUrxZr mlds }kjk iz;ksx dh tku s okyh fdlh Hkh "kfDRk ¼/kkjk 20 esa fu;e cukus dh "kfDr dks NksM+dj½ dks] ,sls ekeyksa esa tSlk vkns"k esa fofufnZ'V fd;k tk;] mlesa fofufnZ'V vf/kdkjh vFkok izkf/kdkjh }kjk Hkh iz;ksx fd;k tk ldsxkA

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Lkn~HkkoiwoZd dh xbZ dk;Zokgh dk laj{k.k

19- bl vf/kfu;e ;k mlds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eksa ds v/khu ln~HkkoiwoZd dh x;h ;k dh tkus ds fy, vk"kf;r fdlh ckr ds fy, jkT; ljdkj ;k LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh ;k l{ke izkf/kdkjh] ;k jkT; ljdkj ;k LFkkuh; izkf/kdkjh ;k l{ke izkf/kdkjh ds fdlh vf/kdkjh ;k deZpkjh ;k jkT; ljdkj }kjk izkf/kdr̀ fdlh Hkh vU; O;fDr ds fo:) dksbZ okn] vfHk;kstu ;k vU; fof/kd dk;Zokgh ugha dh tk ldsxhA fu;e cukus dh

"kfDr 20- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds lHkh ;k fdlh Hkh micU/k dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy, fu;e cuk ldsxhA

¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk;s x;s leLr fu;e] muds bl izdkj cuk;s tkus ds Ik"pkr~] ;Fkk"kD; "kh?kz] jkT; fo/kku&e.My ds lnu ds le{k] tc og l= esa gks] pkSng fnu ls vU;wu dh dkykof/k ds fy,] tks ,d l= esa ;k nks mRrjksRrj l=ksa esa lekfo'V gks ldsxh] j[ks tk;saxsA

"kks/k 21- jkT; ljdkj] Bksl vof"k'V izcU/ku ds lEcU/k esa fdUgha "kks/k xfrfof/k;ksa dk vk;kstu dj ldsxh ;k djk ldsxhA

fujlu vkSj

O;kof̀Ùk

22- ¼1½ mÙkj izns"k IykfLVd vkSj vU; tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk ¼mi;ksx vkSj fuLrkj.k dk fofu;eu½ vf/kfu;e] 2000 ¼mÙkj izns"k vf/kfu;e la0 29 o'kZ 2000½ ¼mÙkjk[k.M jkT; ds ifjizs{; esa½ ,rn~}kjk fujflr fd;k tkrk gSA

¼2½ ,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq, Hkh] mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fofufnZ'V vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dr̀ dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dr̀ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh le>h tk;sxh ekuksa ;g lHkh lkjHkwr le; ij izoÙ̀k FkkA

vuqlwph

¿/kkjk 2 dk [k.M ¼N½ nsf[k,À

tho vukf"kr dwM+k&dpjk

¼fcuk vkdkj o eksVkbZ ds½

1& ikWfyFkhu

2& uk;yku

3& ih0oh0lh0

4& ikyh&izkfiyhu

5& ikyh&LVkbjhu

6& ikyh&bFkkbyhu Vsjs¶FksysV

7& gkbZ MsuflVh ikyhFkhu

8& yks MsuflVh ikyhFkhu( vkSj

9& vU; /kwuk vkSj cgq inkFkZ tSls ¼,-ch-,l-&,dzhyksuhVªby cVkMkbu LVkbjhu] ih-ih-vks- &ikyhFkhu vkWDlkbM] ih-lh-&ikWyhdkjcksusV] ih-ch-Vh-&ikyhcwVkbyhu Vsjs¶FkkysV½ bR;kfnA

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The Uttarakhand Plastic and Other Non Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2013 [Uttarakhand Act No. 17 of 2013]

INDEX

Sections Particular Page No.

1 2 3

Chapter -I Preliminary

1. Short title, extent and commencement

2. Definitions

Chapter -II Restriction or prohibition on use of non-biodegradable material

3. Restriction or prohibition on use of certain things manufactured from non-biodegradable material

4. Prohibition on throwing non-biodegradable garbage in public drain, sewers and water bodies

5. Rectriction on burn of non-biodegradable

Chapter- III Management of non-biodegradable garbage

6. Provision for placement of receptacles and places for deposit of non-biodegradable garbage

7. Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit non- biodegradable garbage

8. Power of local authority or competent authority for removal of non-biodegradable garbage or non-biodegradable material

Chapter-IV Penalties and Punishments

9. Power of entry and inspection

10. Penalties

11. Punishment

12. Offences by Companies

13. Offences to be tried summarily

14. Compounding of offences

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Chapter-V Registration of Waste Godowns and Safety of Labour

15. Registration

Chapter-VI Miscellaneous

16. Directions by the State Government

17. Power to amend Schedule

18. Power to delegate

19. Protection of action taken in good faith

20. Power to make rules

21. Research

22. Repeal and savings

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The Uttarakhand Plastic and Other Non Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2013 [Uttarakhand Act No. 17 of 2013]

An

Act

to regulate the use and disposal of plastic and other non-biodegradable garbage in the State of Uttarakhand and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand in the Sixty-fourth Year of the Republic of India, as follows :-

Chapter -I Preliminary Short title, extent and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Plastic and Other Non Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2013.

(2) It extends to the whole of Uttarakhand.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) "bio-degradable garbage" means the garbage or waste material capable of being destroyed by the action of living beings;

(b) "Competent authority" means any authority, officer or person appointed by the State Government, by notification, for enforcement of any of the provisions of this Act;

(c) "house gully" means a passage or strip of land constructed, set apart or utilized for the purpose of serving as or carrying a drain or affording access to the latrine, urinal, cesspool or other receptacle for filth or other polluted matter, by persons employed in the clearing thereof or the removal of such matter therefrom;

(d) "local authority" means a Municipal Corporation, a Municipal Council, a Nagar Panchayat, a Cantonment Board, a Zila Parishad, a Kshettra Panchayat or a Gram Panchayat constituted under any law for the time being in force;

(e) "market" includes any place where persons, assemble for exposing for sale of meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, food or any other articles for human use or consumption with or without the consent of the owner of such p1ace, notwithstanding that there may be no common regulation for the concourse of the buyers and the sellers and whether or not any control is exercised over the business of the person frequenting the market by the owner of the place or by any other persons;

(f) "non-biodegradable garbage" means the waste garbage made of non- biodegradable material;

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(g) "non-biodegradable material" means the material including plastic which cannot be decomposed or degraded by action of micro-organisms, sunlight or other natural actions and includes goods made or manufactured from Polythene, Nylon or other plastic substances such as Poly Vinyl Chlorides (P.V.C.), Poly-Propylene and Poly-styrene specified in the Schedule to this Act;

(h) "occupier" includes -

(i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable;

(ii) an owner in occupation of or otherwise using his land or building;

(iii) a rent free tenant of any land or building; and

(iv) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land or building;

(i) "owner" includes a person who for the time being is receiving or is entitled to receive, the rent of any land or building, whether on his own account or on account of himself and others or as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver for any other or who should so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it, if the land or building or part thereof were let to a tenant;

(j) "place" means any land or building or part of a building and includes the garden, ground and out-houses, if any, pertaining to a building or part of a building.

(k) "place open to public view" includes any private place or building, monument, fence or balcony visible to a person being in, or passing along any public place;

(l) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(m) "Public Analyst" means the person appointed or recognized to be the Government Analyst, in relation to any environmental laboratory established or recognized in the State, under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986); and

(n) "public place" means any place which is open to use and enjoyment of the public whether it is actually used or enjoyed by the public or not and includes a road, street, market, house-gully or way, whether a thoroughfare or not, and landing place to which public are granted access or have a right to resort or over which they have a right to pass.

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Chapter -II Restriction or prohibition on use of non-biodegradable material Restriction or

prohibition on

use of certain

things

manufactured

from non-

biodegradable

material

3. (1) The State Government may, by notification, impose restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, sale, purchase, storage, distribution and use of any plastic or other non-biodegradable material within the State of Uttarakhand, which is contrary to the norms as the State Government may, by notification, specify.

(2) The State Government may, by notification, impose requirements on manufacturers, distributors and other persons, who produce or handle commodities, with respect to the type, size, labeling and composition of packaging or with respect to its use and disposal including standards or norms for material degradability and re-cyclability.

Prohibition on throwing non- biodegradable garbage in public drain, sewers and water bodies

4. (1) No person, by himself or through another, shall, knowingly or otherwise throw or cause to be thrown in any drain, ventilation shaft, pipe and fittings, connected with the private or public drainage works, canals, ponds, streams or rivers, any non biodegradable garbage or any bio- degradable garbage in a non-biodegradable bag or container.

(2) No person shall, knowingly or otherwise, place or permit to be placed, except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed, any bio-degradable or non- biodegradable garbage in any public place or in a place open to public view, unless-

(a) the garbage is placed in a closed garbage receptacle; or

(b) the garbage is deposited in a location designated, by a local authority having jurisdiction on an area for the disposal of the garbage.

Restriction on burn of non- biodegradable

5. No person shall burn any non-biodegradable garbage containing any material mentioned in the schedule.

Chapter- III Management of non-biodegradable garbage

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Provision for placement of receptacles and places for deposit of non- biodegradable garbage

6. It shall be the duty of the local authority, or any officer authorized by it, to-

(a) place or provide in proper and convenient situation public receptacles, or places for temporary deposit or collection of non-biodegradable garbage;

(b) provide separate dust bins for temporary deposit of non-biodegradable garbage other than those kept and maintained for deposit of bio- degradable garbage;

(c) provide for the removal of contents of receptacles, deposit and of the accumulation at all places provided under clause (a) of this section;

(d) arrange for recycling of the non-biodegradable garbage collected under this Act;

(e) all such receptacles should have the facility to be closed from the upper side facing the sky.

Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit non- biodegradable garbage

7. It shall be the duty of the owners and occupiers of all lands and buildings:-

(a) to collect or to cause to be collected from their respective land and buildings the non-biodegradable garbage and to deposit, or cause to be deposited, in public receptacles or places provided for temporary deposit or collection of the non-biodegradable garbage by the local authority in the area ;

(b) to provide separate receptacles or dust bins, other than those kept and maintained for deposit of bio-degradable garbage, of the type and in the manner prescribed by the local authority or its officers for collection therein of all the non-biodegradable waste from such land and building and to keep such receptacles dust bins in good condition and repair.

Power of local authority or competent authority for removal of non- biodegradable garbage or non- biodegradable material

8. The local authority or the competent authority may, after giving notice in writing to the owner or occupier or part-owner, or person claiming to be the owner or part-owner of any land or building, which has become a place of unauthorized stacking or deposit of non-biodegradable garbage or non-biodegradable material which is likely to occasion a nuisance or is likely to injure the drainage and sewage system or is likely to be dangerous to life and health, remove or cause to be removed the said garbage or material so stacked or collected, or take such steps as it may think necessary, and dispose of the said garbage or material at the cost of such person in the manner as provided under the rules made under this Act.

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Chapter -IV Penalties and Punishments Power of entry

and inspection

9. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any person empowered by the State Government, by notification in this behalf, shall have a right to enter, at all reasonable times with such assistance as considered necessary, any place-

(a) for the purpose of performing any of the functions entrusted to him by the State Government;

(b) for the purpose of determining whether and if so in what manner, any such functions are to be performed or whether any provisions of this Act or the rules made there under or any notice, order or direction served, made or, given under this Act is being or has been complied with;

(c) for the purpose of examining any record, register, document or any other material object or for conducting a search of any building in which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been or is being or is about to be committed and for seizing such record, register, document or other material object if he has reasons to believe that it may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

(2) Every person handling any non-biodegradable material or non- biodegradable garbage shall be bound to render all assistance to the person empowered under sub-section (1) for carrying out the functions under that sub-section and if he fails to be punished under this Act.

(3) The provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under section 94 of the said Code.

(4) Any non-biodegradable garbage or non-biodegradable material seized under this section shall be disposed of in the manner as the State Government may, by notification, specify.

Penalties

10. Whoever is guilty of any act or intentional omission in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or of any rules, notification or order made, issued or given under this Act, or abets or is accessory to the commission of an offence under this Act shall be punishable with three months simple imprisonment or fine, upto ` Five hundred in case of individuals and petty retailers, upto ` Fifty thousand in case of retail shops and business enterprises and upto ` Two lakhs in case of manufacturing and trading firms, or with both.

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Punishment 11. Whoever having been convicted of an offence under this Act is convicted again of any offence under this Act shall be punishable for the latter offence with double the penalty provided in section 10 above.

Offences by Companies

12. (1) If the person committing any offence punishable under this Act is a Company, every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence, was in charge of, and responsible to the Company for the conduct of the business of the Company, as well as the Company shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:

Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) above, where an offence under this Act has been committed by a Company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any gross negligence on the part of any Director, Manager, Secretary or other officer of the Company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Explanation- For the purposes of this section-

(a) "Company" means any corporate body and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and

(b) "Director" in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.

Offences to be tried summarily

13. All offences under the Act shall be tried in a summary way by a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class and the provisions of sections 262 to 265 (both inclusive) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, as far as may be, apply to such trials.

Compounding of offences

14. (1) Any offence punishable under this Act may, before the institution of the prosecution, be compounded by such officer as may be authorized by the State Government in this behalf, on payment, for credit to the State Government, of such sum as the State Government may, by notification,

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specify :

Provided that such payment in any single case shall not exceed the fine prescribed for the same.

(2) Where any offence has been compounded under sub-section (1) above, no proceeding shall be taken against the offender, in respect of the offence as compounded, and the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged.

Chapter-V Registration of Waste Godowns and Safety of Labour Registration 15. (1) Every operator of Waste Godowns will obtain registration from concerning local bodies including Gram Panchayats for storage of any type of non-biodegradable garbage as per provisions of rules made on this behalf.

(2) All agencies entrusted for cleaning and collection of non-biodegradable garbage as registered under sub-section (1) will disclose the identity and responsibilities of each rag picker and other labour engaged in cleaning, collection, storage and management of garbage and no person below the age of fourteen would be engaged in the aforesaid activities.

(3) No registered waste godown or labour involved in cleaning, segregating or otherwise disposing any garbage, whether biodegradable or otherwise will be prosecuted in any way for storing, collecting, sale or purchase of collected garbage for the purpose of recycling or composting or transport to bigger collection and recycling centers :

Provided that all such transportation should be done in closed wagons or containers.

(4) All registered godowns and local bodies will provide modern cleaning equipments, shoes, gloves, aprons and other safety measures to their registered labour involved in cleaning and collection of garbage.

Chapter-VI Miscellaneous Directions by the State Government

16. The State Government may from time to time, issue any such directions for the efficient administration of this Act and it shall be binding on the authorities to which such directions are issued to comply with the same.

Power to 17. (1) Where it is expedient to do so, the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or omit from the Schedule any

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amend Schedule item of non-biodegradable waste and thereafter the Schedule shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

(2) Every notification under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is issued, before the State Legislative Assembly.

Power to delegate

18. The State Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act (not including the power to make rules under section 20) may also be exercised, in such cases as may be specified in the order, by such officer or authority, as my be specified therein.

Protection of action taken in good faith

19. No suit, prosecution or the legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government or the local authority or the competent authority or any other officer or other employees of the State Government or of the local authority or the competent authority or any other person authorized by the State Government for any thing which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

Power to make rules

20. (1) The State Government may make rules for the purposes of carrying out of all or any of the provisions of this Act.

(2) Every rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be, after it is made, before the State Legislative Assembly while it is in session, for a total period of fourteen days which may comprise in one session or in two successive sessions.

Research 21. The State Government may conduct or get conducted any research activity that is ancillary to solid waste management.

Repeal and savings

22. (1) The Uttar Pradesh Plastic and Other Non-biodegradable (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2000 (Uttar Pradesh Act No. 29 of 2000) (to the context of the State of Uttarakhand) is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the said Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

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SCHEDULE

[See clause (g) of section 2]

NON-BIODEGRADABLE GARBAGE (Irrespective of any size and thickness)

1. Polyethylene

2. Nylon

3. P.V.C.

4. Poly-propylene

5. Poly-styrene

6. PET- Poly-Ethylene terephthalate

7. HDPE-High density Polyethylene

8. LDPE-Low density Polyethylene and

9. Other resins and multi materials like ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PPO (Polyphenylene oxide), PC (Polycarbonate), PBT (Polybutylene terephthalate) etc.

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SECTIONS