The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024
Where this law is right now
🏛️ Became law (Act)
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What does this law do?
This law amends the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to decriminalize minor offences, rationalize penalties, and introduce guidelines for granting consent to industries.
Who it affects
Industries, businesses, and government departments that handle water pollution.
Key provisions
- Inserts 'in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government' after 'State Government' in section 4.
- Adds 'by the Central Government' after 'prescribed' in section 5.
- Allows Central Government to exempt certain industrial plants from provisions.
- Introduces new section 27A for Central Government to issue guidelines on consent for industries.
- Sets penalties for non-compliance with directions: minimum 10,000 rupees, up to 15 lakh rupees.
- Creates adjudicating officers to determine penalties.
- Introduces penalties for failure to comply with section 25 or 26: imprisonment up to 6 years, fine, and additional daily fines.
- Requires depositing 10% of penalty amount for appeals to National Green Tribunal.
Points worth noting
- This is an amendment to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
- It repeals sections 45 and 47 of the original Act.
- It creates new sections 45A to 45E for penalties and appeals.
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | XVIII |
| Status | closed (section: bill) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |
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2024-02-05
The-Water-Prevention-and-Control-of-Pollution-Amendment-Bill-bill_introduced.pdf
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2024-02-06
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