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Section 3: Prohibition to throw garbage in public and private places including drains, rivers, nallahs, waterbodies such as ponds, streams, vents, sewers, wells, lakes, land, quarries, etc

The Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996State Act of Goa · Act 5 of 1997

(1) No person shall throw or cause to be thrown in drain, river, nallahs, ponds, streams, vents, sewers, lakes, land, quarry, private or public drainage or sewage system/work, any nonbiodegradable garbage or any biodegradable garbage in a non-biodegradable bag or container likely to,—

(i) injure drainage and sewage system, pollute or contaminate water body, interfere with the free flow of water cause nuisance and create risk to public health;

(ii) affect the treatment and disposal of sewage contents; and ----5----

(iii) be prejudicial to public health, contamination of soil, surface water and ground water.

(2) No person shall, knowingly or otherwise, place or permit to be placed, except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed, any bio-degradable or non-biodegradable garbage in any public place or in a place open to public view, unless,—

(a) the garbage is placed in a garbage receptacle, or

(b) the garbage is deposited at a location identified, by local authority having jurisdiction over the area and earmarked for disposal of garbage.]

15[3(A). Prohibition on use of plastic carry bags, etc.— (1) No person shall manufacture, import, store, transport or sell plastic carry bags or items made up of plastic/Styrofoam such as, cups, straws, lids, cutlery, cello and poly film, metalised film, plastic cellophane paper and such other items as specified by the Government, by notification in the Official Gazette.

(2) No person including commercial establishment shall use or throw or cause to be thrown plastic carry bags and items specified in sub-section (1), in a public place.

(3) No person shall burn non biodegradable garbage in public place. Provided that provisions of this section shall not apply to export oriented units or units in special economic zones, notified by the Central Government, manufacturing their products against an order for exports. Such export oriented units shall not allow their products for sale and usage within the State of Goa.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996
Section3
Marginal noteProhibition to throw garbage in public and private places including drains, rivers, nallahs, waterbodies such as ponds, streams, vents, sewers, wells, lakes, land, quarries, etc
JurisdictionState of Goa
StatusIn force as published by the source

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