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The seventh edition of Pollution Control Law Series (PCL Series) of Central Pollution Control Board on "Pollution Control Acts, Rules and Notifications issued thereunder" is being published following 1989, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2006 and 2010 publications. Since the publication of the sixth edition, several enactments and notifications have been issued by the concerned Ministries, which include the following:
- 1. The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.
- 2. The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
- 3. The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
- 4. The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
- 5. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
- 6. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
- 7. The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
- 8. The Regulation of Lead Contents in Household and Decorative Paints Rules, 2016
- 9. The Regulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Order, 2016
- 10. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
- 11. The Regulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants Rules, 2018
Besides, Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environmental· (Protection) Act, 1986 and amendments made thereof from time to time have been incorporated. The recently notified new as well as revised industry specific standards have also been incorporated in this edition.