Environment protection (Polyethylene Terephthalate) (PET) Bottle Permit) Regulations 2001 (G.N. No. 33 of 2001)

GOI'el1ll11CIIC Notice No. 33 of2001. THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECfION Acr 1991 Regulations made by the Minister under section 74 orthe Environment Protection Act 199I. 1. These regulations may be cited as the Environment Protection (PolyethyleneTerephthalate (PET) bottle Permit) Regulations 200 I. 2. In theseregulations "permit" means aPET bottlepermitissued under regulation4; "PETbottle" means abottlemadeofpolyethylene terephthalate; "responsibleperson"meansthe ownerof,or theperson responsible for the management orcontrol of, an enterprise involved in the bottlingora beverageinaPET bottle. 3. (I) 'No responsible person shall bottle or cause to be bottled any beverage in a PET bottle unless he is in possession ofapermit. (2) An application fora permitshall be madeinthe form set out in the FirstSchedule, 4. (I) TheDepartmentrnay, subjecttosuch terms and conditions as it thinks fit, issue a permit upon paymentofa fee of10,000rupees. (2) .Aperrnitshallbe valid fora period of3 years. 5. (I) An application for the renewal ofapermitshall be made (a) inthe formsetout in theSecondSehedule; and·. (b) at least 3 months before the expiry of'a permit. (2) The Department may renew a permit ifit is satisfied that the applieanthas complied wi/h theeonditionsofthepennitand upon payment ofa fecortO,OOO rupees. 6. Where the holder of a permit fails to comply with any of the "",,,.iiI ions of'the pennil,l he Dcpnruueut nrny lin"r givmg rne hl/ld"r lin opportunity ofshowing cause in writing why the permit should not be revoked. revoke the permit, 7. (1) The responsible person shall submit to the Department an annual return in respectofthe numberofPETbollles produced.collected, recycled andcxported. (2) Where a returnhas been submitted under paragraph (I ).the Depurtrnent may require the responsible person 10 furnish any additional information, 8. These regulations shall come into force on 0 I M:I)' 200 l. Made by the Minister on 19 March 2001. FIRSTSCHEDULE [Regulation 3(2)/ Application for a permit in respect orthecollcction, recycling! export of'Pfi'I'bottles To: : . (Director. Dt![Jartlllclll (If Em-inm",,,'"J PARTIClILARS I. Name ororganization . Address . Phone NoJFax No : , . E-nmil . 2. Name ofresponsible person ; .. Address , .. (ifcliffrrcmfrolll above} Phone No/Fax No/e-mail . rIfdifferent from "I"/I'e} 16