Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
6. Rules to Regulate Environmental Pollution
(1) The Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules in respect of all or any of
the matters referred to in section 3.
(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 of
quality of air, water or soil for various areas and purposes;
(b) the maximum allowable limits of concentration of various environmental
pollutants (including noise) for different areas;
(c) the procedures and
safeguards for the handling of hazardous substances;
(d) the prohibition and restrictions on the handling of hazardous substances in
different areas;
(e) the prohibition
and restrictions on the location of industries and the carrying on of processes
and operations in different areas;
(f) the procedures and
safeguards for the prevention of accidents which may cause environmental
pollution and for providing for remedial measures for such accidents.