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Furnishing of information to authorities and agencies in certain cases. – (1) Where the discharge of any environmental pollutant in excess of the prescribed standards occurs or is apprehended to occur due to any accident or other unforeseen act or event, the person responsible for such discharge and the person in charge of the place at which such discharge occurs or is apprehended to occur shall be bound to prevent or mitigate the environmental pollution caused as a result of such discharge and shall also forthwith– 1 Seer.3 of Environment (Protection) Rules,1986 and Schedules thereto. i. Schedule I lists the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from the industries, processes or operations and their maximum allowable limits of concentration; ii. Schedule II lists general standards for discharge of effluents and their maximum limits of concentration allowable (Schedule II omitted by G.S.R.801 (E), dated 31.12.1993.) iii. Schedule III lists ambient air quality standards in respect of noise and its maximum allowable limits; and iv. Schedule IV lists standards for emission of smoke, vapour etc. from motor vehicles and maximum allowable limits of their emission. v. Schedule V – furnishing of information to authorities and agencies. Schedule II re-numbered as Schedule V vide G.S.R.422(E), dated19.5.1993. vi. Schedule VI – inserted vide GSR422(E), dated 19.5.1993 for General Standards for discharge of Environmental Pollutants, vii. Schedule VII–inserted vide GSR176(E), dated 2.4.1996 for National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 2 Seer.13 of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, and i. Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008; ii. Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989; and iii. Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms, Genetically/Engineered Organisms or Cells Rules,1989 3 Rule 13 SUPRA 4 See r. 5 of Environment (Protection) Rules,1986. 5 See r. 12 of Environment (Protection) Rules and Schedule V (Schedule II renumbered as Schedule V), and relevant provisions of Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules and Manufacture, Use, Import Export and Storage of hazardous Micro- organisms, Genetically Engineered Organisms or CellsRules,1989. 6 See r. 3 of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 and Schedule-I. 7 Rule 13 SUPRA The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 155 (a) intimate the fact of such occurrence or apprehension of such occurrence; and (b) be bound, if called upon, to render all assistance, to such authorities or agencies as may be prescribed1 (2) On receipt of information with respect to the fact or apprehension of any occurrence of the nature referred to in sub-section (1), whether through intimation under that sub-section or otherwise, the authorities or agencies referred to in sub-section (1) shall, as early as practicable, cause such remedial measures to be taken as are necessary to prevent or mitigate the environmental pollution. (3) The expenses, if any, incurred by any authority or agency with respect to the remedial measures referred to in sub-section (2), together with interest (at such reasonable rate as the Government may, by order, fix) from the date when a demand for the expenses is made until it is paid, may be recovered by such authority or agency from the person concerned as arrears of land revenue or of public demand.