Amendment in E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022

Notification No.:  G.S.R.699(E)

Notification Date: 12th November , 2024

Applicable Act/Rule:  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 , E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023
 
Applicable Section/Rule: Section 6, 8, 25 of EPA 1986, Rule 5(4) of Environment Protection Rules, 1986
 
The erstwhile Rule 23  pertaining to Action for Contravention under the Rules of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 has been amended by notification of  E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment Rules, 2024., in line with the provisions of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 for decriminalisation of offences under various Acts.
 
The Rules  shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, viz. 12th November, 2024.
Accordingly, Rule 23 of the  E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022  has been substituted as follows: 
 
  ‘‘23. Action for contravention. – Any person who fails to comply or contravenes the provisions of these rules shall be liable to a penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of the Act.”.
 

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