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Section 27A: Power to issue guidelines.

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974Central Act · Act 6 of 1974

[27A. Power to issue guidelines.--(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the Central Government in consultation with the Central Board, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, issue guidelines on the matters relating to the grant, refusal or cancellation of consent by any State Board for establishment of any industry, operation or process, or treatment and disposal system or to bringing into use of a new or altered outlet including the mechanism for time-bound disposal of the application made under section 25 or period of validity of such consent.

(2) Every State Board, in discharge of its functions for the purposes of grant, refusal or cancellation of consent under section 25 or section 27 shall act in accordance with the guidelines issued under sub-section (1).]

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ActThe Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Section27A
Marginal notePower to issue guidelines.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • inserted, Act 5 of 2024. . Ins. by Act 5 of 2024, s. 5, (w.e.f. 15-2-2024)

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