The Chite Lui (Prevention and Control of Water Pollution) Act, 2018 (Act No. 3 of 2018)
mizoram · 2018
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- S. 1The section provides the title, extent, and commencement date for the Chite Lui (Prevention and Control of Water Pollution) Act.
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Chite Lui (Prevention and Control of Water Pollution) Act, 2018, including pollution, bio-medical waste, and sewage effluent.
- S. 3Section 3 establishes penalties for polluting Chite Lui, designates enforcement roles, and outlines reporting and monitoring responsibilities.
- S. 4Section mandates publishing defaulters' names, offenses, and penalties in a daily newspaper for three days.
- S. 5Section 5 allows the Chite Lui Act to work alongside other water pollution laws without overriding them.
- S. 6The State Government can create rules to implement the Act and must present them to the State Legislative Assembly.
- S. 7Section 7 empowers the Government to issue orders to address implementation issues of the Act, within three years.
- S. 2018(2) It extends to the catchment area of Chite Lui from its source at Bawngkawn till its confluence with Tuirial River