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The Delhi Plastic Bag (Manufacture, Sales and Usage) and Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2000
The Delhi Plastic Bag (Manufacture, Sales and Usage) and Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2000
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Prohibition of manufacture, sale etc. of recycled plastic bags for food.
Section 34. Prohibition to throwing garbage in public places, drains sewer etc.
Section 45. Provision for placement of receptacles and places for deposit of garbage.
Section 56. Duties of occupier of land and building.
Section 67. Power of local authority for removing non-biodegradable garbage.
Section 78. Authorization.
Section 89. Appeal.
Section 910. Penalties.
Section 1011. Offences by companies.
Section 1112. Offences by Local Bodies.
Section 1213. Offences to be tried summarily.
Section 1314. Compounding of offences.
Section 1415. Direction by the Government.
Section 1516. Power to amend Schedule.
Section 1617. Power to delegate.
Section 1718. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 1819. Other laws not affected.
Section 1920. Power to make rules.
Section 2021. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 21
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"content": "(a) \"authorization\" means permission granted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee for the manufacturing of non-biodegradable recycled plastic bags;\n(b) \"bio-degradable garbage\" means garbage or waste material capable of being destroyed by the action of living organism, heat, tight, radiation, oxidation or combination of these factors;\n(c) \"food\" means any article used as food or drink for human consumption other than drugs and water and includes:-\n(a) any article which ordinarily enters into or is used in the composition or preparation of human food;\n(b) any flavouring matter or condiment and;\n(c) any other article which the government, may having regard to its use, nature, substance or quality, declare by notification in the official gazette as food for the purpose of this Act.\n(d) \"Government\" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, referred to in Article 239-AA of the Constitution;\n(e) \"Lieutenant Governor\" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution;\n(f) \"local authority\" includes the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Delhi Cantonment Board, the Delhi Development Authority or any successor body to any of them and any other statutory authority performing municipal functions;\n(g) \"market\" includes any place where persons assemble for sale of meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, food, or any other articles for human use or consumption with or without the consent of the owner of such place, notwithstanding that there may be no common regulation for the concourse of the buyers and the sellers and whether or not any control is exercised over the business of, or the person frequenting, the market by the owner of the place or by any other person;\n(h) \"non-biodegradable garbage\" means the waste garbage or material which is not bio-degradable garbage and includes plastic material such as polyethylene, nylon, P.V.C., polypropylene, pet etc., which are not capable of being easily destroyed by the action of living organisms, light, heat, moisture, ratiations, oxidations or combination of all these factors and are more specifically included in the Schedule of Act.\n(i) \"occupier\" includes-\n(i) any person who for the time being is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any portion of the rent of the land or building in respect of which such rent is paid or is payable;\n(ii) an owner who is in occupation of or otherwise using his land or building;\n(iii) a rent free tenant of any land or building;\n(iv) an owner or tenant of any jhuggi/temporary structure or land or building in any unauthorized colony;\n(v) any person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land for building;\n(j) \"owner\" includes a person who for the time being is receiving or is entitled to receive, the rent of any land or building, whether on his own account or on account of himself and others or as an agent, trustee, guardian or receiver for any other or who should so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the land or building or part thereof were let to a tenant;\n(k) \"pigments\" means inorganic and organic chemical substances used in manufacturing of recycled, coloured plastic bags;\n(l) \"place\" means any land or building or part of a building and includes the garden, ground and out-houses, if any, pertaining to a building or part of building;\n(m) \"place open to public view\" includes any place or building, monument, fence or balcony visible to a person being in, or passing along, any public place;\n(n) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(o) \"public Analyst\" means the person appointed or recognized to be the Government Analysts, in relation to any environment laboratory established or recognized in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986); and\n(p) \"public place\" means any place which is open to use and enjoyment of the public street, market, house-gully or way, whether a thoroughfare or not, and landing place to which public are granted access or have a right to resort or over which they have a right to pass.\nChapter II\nProhibition of Manufacture, Sale and Usage of Recycled Plastic Bags for Food",
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"content": "(i) impair proper functioning of the drainage & Sewage System;\n(ii) interfere with the free flow or affect the treatment and disposal of drain and sewage contents;\n(iii) be dangerous or cause a nuisance or be prejudicial to public health;\n(iv) likely to be injested by stray animals leading to serious health hazards.\n(a) the garbage is placed in a garbage receptacle, or\n(b) the garbage is deposited in a location designated by a local authority having jurisdiction on an area for the disposal of the garbage:",
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"content": "(a) place or provide or place in proper and convenient situation public receptacles depots or places for temporary deposit or collection and final disposal of non-biodegradable garbage;\n(b) provided adequate number of separate dustbins for temporary deposit of non-biodegradable garbage other than those kept and maintained for deposit of bio-degradable garbage;\n(c) provide for the timely and regular removal of contents of receptacles, deposit and of the accumulation at all places provided or appointed by it under Clause (a) of this section;\n(d) make adequate provisions so that the receptacles, depots, dustbins-authorised and unauthorised-referred to above do not become a source of nuisance; and\n(e) make adequate provisions so that the receptacles, depots, dustbins or places referred to above do not become easily approachable to stray animals.",
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"content": "(a) that the recycled bags would be coloured and pigmented and dyes used in manufacturing of the plastic bags shall be in accordance with the pigments & dyes listed in IS 9833 : 1981. Reprocessing or recycling is undertaken in accordance with IS 14534 : 1998 titled \"Guidelines for recycling of plastics\" and shall be marked-\n(i) recycled bag;\n(ii) unsafe for carrying food;\n(iii) name and address of the manufacturer;\n(b) that the minimum thickness of recycled bags & virgin bags shall not be less than 20 microns or any minimum thickness as specified by the Government;\n(c) carry bags or containers manufactured out of virgin plastic shall be of white colour.",
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"content": "(a) contravenes any provision of Chapter II and Chapter IV of this Act or fails to comply with any order or direction lawfully given to him under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees or with both;\n(b) contravenes any provision of Chapter III of this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.",
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"content": "(a) prescribing the procedure and safeguards to be complied with for placing or permitting to be placed any bio-degradable or non-biodegradable garbage in any public place or in a place open to public view-Section 4(2);\n(b) prescription of the form of application for seeking authorization and the fee payable with the application for the grant of authorization Section 8(1);\n(c) provide for the delegation of the powers and functions conferred by this Act on the Government to subordinate officers or authorities Section 17;\n(d) provide for the delegation of the powers and functions regarding compounding of offences by the Government to subordinate officers or authorities-Section 14;\n(e) the matters which are to be and may be prescribed under this Act.",
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"title": "21. Power to remove difficulties.",
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"Short Title": "The Delhi Plastic Bag (Manufacture, Sales and Usage) and Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 2000",
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