(1) The transport of the hazardous and other waste shall be in accordance with the provisions of these rules and the rules made by the Central Government under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time in this regard.
(2) The occupier shall provide the transporter with the relevant information in Form 9, regarding the hazardous nature of the wastes and measures to be taken in case of an emergency and shall label the hazardous and other wastes containers as per Form 8.
(3) In case of transportation of hazardous and other waste for final disposal to a facility existing in a State other than the State where the waste is generated, the sender shall obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the State Pollution Control Board of both the States.
(4) In case of transportation of hazardous and other waste for recycling or utilisation including coprocessing, the sender shall intimate both the State Pollution Control Boards before handing over the waste to the transporter.
(5) In case of transit of hazardous and other waste for recycling, utilisation including coprocessing or disposal through a State other than the States of origin and destination, the sender shall give prior intimation to the concerned State Pollution Control Board of the States of transit before handing over the wastes to the transporter.
(6) In case of transportation of hazardous and other waste, the responsibility of safe transport shall be either of the sender or the receiver whosoever arranges the transport and has the necessary authorisation for transport from the concerned State Pollution Control Board. This responsibility should be clearly indicated in the manifest.
(7) The authorisation for transport shall be obtained either by the sender or the receiver on whose behalf the transport is being arranged.