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Ban on the use, storage, import, selling, transportation and disposal of polythene/plastic carry bags

Chandigarh, 5th April, 2018: Whereas draft notification was issued by the Administrator, Union Territory Chandigarh in exercise of powers conferred on him under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with Government of India’s Notification bearing No. S.O. 667(E), dated the 10th September, 1992 which was published in the Chandigarh Administration’s Gazette (Extraordinary),-vide No. ED/2008/125, dated 11th February, 2008 inviting objections from persons likely to be affected thereby within 60 days from the date of publication of the said draft notification.
And whereas objections and suggestions received within the aforesaid period have been duly considered by the Chandigarh Administration.
Now, therefore, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh in exercising the delegated powers under Section 5 o f the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 hereby directs that no person including a shopkeeper, vendor, wholesaler or retailer, trader, hawker or rehriwala, etc shall use polythene/plastic carry bags for supply of goods in polythene/plastic carry bags and further directs that no person shall manufacture, store, import, sell or transport polythene/plastic carry bags in Union Territory, Chandigarh.
The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh hereby further directs that the following Officers shall implement these orders related to use, storage, import selling, transportation and disposal and authorizes them to file complaints under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, namely:-
1.     Deputy Commissioner, U.T., Chandigarh.
2.     Director, Environment, Chandigarh Administration.
3.     Sub-Divisional Magistrates in their respective jurisdiction.
4.     Joint Commissioner-I & II, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
5.     District Food & Supply Officer, Chandigarh Administration.
6.     Inspectors, Food & Supply Department, U.T., Chandigarh.
7.     Medical Officer Health, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
8.  Sanitary Inspectors, O/o Medical Officer Health, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
9.     Food Inspectors of Health Department, U.T., Chandigarh.

Deputy Commissioner, U.T., Chandigarh shall act as the co-ordinator to implement above orders related to ban on the use, storage, import, selling, transportation and disposal of polythene/plastic carry bags.
The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh hereby, further directs that the following Officers shall enforce above orders related to manufacture and also authorizes them to file complaints under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, namely:

1. Deputy Commissioner, U.T., Chandigarh.
2. Director, Environment, Chandigarh Administration.
3. Member-Secretary, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee.
4. Scientist ‘B’, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee.
5. Assistant Environmental Engineer, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee.

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