Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
No person shall handle or cause to be handled any hazardous substance except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed1. 1 See r. 13 of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, and i. Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008; ii. Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989; and iii. Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro organisms, Genetically/Engineered Organisms or Cells Rules, 1989 2 Rule 13 SUPRA 3 See r. 5 of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. 4 See r. 12 of Environment (Protection) Rules and Schedule V (Schedule II renumbered as Schedule V), and relevant provisions of Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules and Manufacture, Use, Import Export and Storage of hazardous Micro-organisms, Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells Rules, 1989. 5 See r. 3 of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and Schedule I. Act 29 of 1986 The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 273