(1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules, with prospective or retrospective effect, for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality ofthe foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the matters, which under any provision of this Act are required to be prescribed, or to be provided for by rules.
33. The authority may in consultation with the State Government make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the rules framed thereunder for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
34. Contravention of any of the provisions contained in any law with reference to functioning any unit with reference to any licence, permission, registration, exemption or any other terms and conditions, shall be an offence under the said law and shall be punishable under the relevant provision of the said law.
units to be public utility service.
Overriding effect of the Act.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Power of State Government to make rules.
Power of authority to make regulations.
Contravention of provisions to be an offence.
West Ben.
Act XXII of 1993.
West Ben.
Act XIII of
1979.
14 of 1947.
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Power to remove difficulties.
(Chapter LX.— Miscellaneous.—Section 35.—Schedule.)
35. Ifany difficulty arises in giving effect to any ofthe provisions of this Act, the'State Government may, by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the exPiry ofa period of three years from the date of coming into force of this Act.
THE SCHEDULE [See sub-section (3) of section 26.]
List of Projects requiring environmental clearances from the Central Government.
1. Nuclear Power related projetts such as HeaVy Water Plants, nuclear fuel complex, rare earths.
2. River Valley projects including hydel power, major irrigation and their combination including flood control.
3. Ports, Harbours, Airports (except minor ports and harbours).
4. Petroleum Refineries including crude and product pipeline. ,
5. Chemical Fertilizers (Nitrogenous and Phosphatic other than single super phosphate).
6. Pesticides (Technical).
7. Petrochemical complexes (Both Olefinic and Aromatic) and Petro-chemical intermediates such as DMT, caprolactam, LAB, etc. and production of basic.
plastics such as LDPE, HDPE, PP, HVC.
8. Bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals.
9. Exploration for oil and gas and their production, transportation and storage.
10. Synthetic Rubber.
11. Asbestos and Asbestos products.
12. Hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives.
13. (a) Primary metallurgical industries (such as production of Iron and Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead and Ferro Alloys).
(b) Electric arc furnaces (Mini Steel Plant).
14. Chlor-alkali industry.
15. Integrated paint complex includingmanufactureofresins and basic raw materials required in the manufacture of paints:
16. Viscose Staple fibre and filament yam.
17. Storage batteries integrated with manufacture of oxides of lead and lead antimony alloy.
18. All tourism projects between 200m 500m of High Tide Line or at locations with an elevation of more than 1000 meters With investment of more than rupees five crores.
19. Thermal Power plants.
20. Mining projects (major minerals) with leases more than 5 hectares.
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(Schedule.)
21. Highway Projects.
22. Tarred Roads in Himalayas and/or Forest areas.
23. Distilleries.
24. Raw Skins and Hides.
25. Pulp, paper and newsprint.
26. Dyes.
27. Cement.
28. Foundries (individual)
29. Electroplating.
By order of the Governor, A. K. BHATTACHARYA.
Principal Secy. to the Govt. of West Bengal & Secy., Law Department.
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