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New Water Pollution Penalty Rules 2024
November 17 , 2024
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- The Union Environment Ministry has notified new rules for holding inquiry and imposing penalties for the violations of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
- The new Rules – Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Manner of Holding Inquiry and Imposition of Penalty) rules, 2024, came into effect immediately.
- As per the recent amendment, offences and violations of the Act were decriminalised, replacing them with penalties instead.
- Non-polluting ‘white’ category industries are exempt from prior permissions.
- It has allowed the Centre to appoint officers to adjudicate offences, violations and determine penalties.
- The Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards, and Pollution Control Committees are also involved.
- The adjudication officer then has powers to issue notice to persons against whom complaints have been filed, detailing the nature of contravention alleged or committed.
- The alleged violator could defend themselves or through a legal representative.
- The whole process has to be completed within six months from issuance of notice to the opposite party, the Rules state.
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