Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
25. Power to Make Rules
(1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes
of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of
the following matters, namely :
(a) the standards in
excess of which environmental pollutants shall not be discharged or emitted
under section 7;
(b) the procedure in
accordance with and the safeguards in compliance with which hazardous
substances shall be handled or caused to be handled under section 8;
(c) the authorities or
agencies to which intimation of the fact of occurrence or apprehension of
occurrence of the discharge of any environmental pollutant in excess of the
prescribed standards shall be given and to whom all assistance shall be bound
to be rendered under sub-section (1) of section 9;
(d) the manner in which samples of air, water, soil or other substance for the
purpose of analysis shall be taken under sub-section (1) of section 11;
(e) the form in which notice of intention to have a sample analyzed shall be
served under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 11;
(f) the functions of
the environmental laboratories, the procedure for the submission to such
laboratories of samples of air, water, soil and other substances for analysis
or test; the form of laboratory report; the fees payable for such report and
other matters to enable such laboratories to carry out their functions under
sub-section (2) of section 12;
(g) the qualifications
of Government Analyst, appointed or recognized for the purpose of analysis of
samples of air, water, soil or other substances under section 13;
(h) the manner in
which notice of the offence and of the intention to make a complaint to the
Central Government shall be given under clause (b) of section 19;
( i )
the authority or officer to whom any reports, returns, statistics, accounts and
other information shall be furnished under section 20;
(j) any other matter
which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.