Manufacture, Storage and import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989

1. Short title and commencement. 2. Definitions 3. Duties of authorities. 4. General responsibility of the occupier during industrial activity. 5. Notification of Major accident. 6. Industrial activity to which rules 7 to 15 apply. 7. Notification of sites. 8. Updating of the site notification following changes in the threshold quantity. 9. Transitional provisions. 10. Safety reports. 11. Updating of reports under rule 10. 12. Requirements for further information to be sent to the authority 13. Preparation of on-site emergency plan by the occupier. 14. Preparation of off-site emergency plan by the authority. 15. Information to be given to persons liable to be affected by a major accident. 16. Disclosures of information. 17. Collection, Development and Dissemination of Information. 18. Import of hazardous chemicals. 19. Improvement notices. 20. Power of the Central Government to modify the Schedule.

1. Short title, extent, commencement and application 1. (1) These rules may be called the Manufacture, Storage and import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. Top

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