The document discusses legislation and rules in India governing the transportation of hazardous chemicals and waste. It outlines several key Acts and Rules that provide the regulatory framework, including the Motor Vehicles Act, Environment Protection Act, and Public Liability Insurance Act. It also summarizes India's participation in international treaties related to chemical management. Finally, it provides classifications of hazardous waste and an overview of the Hazardous and Other Wastes Management Rules that cover authorization procedures, transportation requirements, and other protocols.

1. Legislation India- Hazchem Transport
1. Motor Vehicle act, 1988
• The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
2. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
• Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996
• Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
• Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989
• The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules 2001
• The Bio-Medical Wastes Management Rules, 2016
• E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
• The manufacture, use, import, export and storage of hazardous micro organisms genetically engineered organisms or cells rules, 1989
• Hazardous Substances (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2011 (Draft)
• Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996
3. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
• Public Liability Insurance Rules, 1991
4. The Petroleum Act, 1934
• The Petroleum Rules, 2002
5. The Explosives Act, 1884
• The Explosives Rules, 1983
• The Gas Cylinder Rules, 2004
• The Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 1981

2. International Treaties related to chemical management & India’s
participation
Sl. No International treaties related to chemical management Responsible government agencies in India
1 Agenda21-Commission for Sustainable Development Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Forests &
Climate Change
2 United Nations environment programme (UNEP) London Guidelines Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
3 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Code of Conduct Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Forests &
Climate Change
4 The Rotterdam Convention –Prior Informed Consent(PIC) Procedure for certain
hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ministry of Agriculture
and Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
5 Montreal Protocol Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
6 International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 170 Ministry of Labour
7 Basel Convention Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Forests &
Climate Change
8 London Convention (Stockholm Dumping Guidelines) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of
Environment, Forests & Climate Change
9 Chemical Weapon Convention Cabinet Secretariat
10 Stockholm Convention on POPs Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Forests &
Climate Change
11 Bilateral Agreements Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Forests &
Climate Change
Source: Balaji et al., 2014

3. Categories of Hazardous waste
• Industrial wastes (hazardous) generated during production such as rejects/process residues,
spent chemicals/solvents, spent catalysts, hazardous dust collected from air pollution control
devices, sludge arising from wastewater treatment plants etc.,
• Date-expired products such as obsolete pesticides and medicines,
• Discarded products such as fluorescent bulbs and tubes containing mercury, used batteries etc
• E-waste
• Hazardous waste from demolition including ship breaking activities,
• Used oil/waste oil, and
• Used Lead Acid Batteries.
• Radioactive waste
• Bio-medical waste
Source: National hazardous waste management strategy, 2008,
http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/NationalHazardous.pdf
As per Hazardous and other Wastes (Management and Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2016 there are more than 38 categories of hazardous
waste, but the above classification is to simplify the classification

4. Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
Sl. No Activity Authority
MoEF State Govt. SPCB CPCB
1 Survey & inventorization of HW generators and processors X
2 Grant authorization for handling hazardous waste to sites and operators X
3 Inspect facilities/infrastructure/technical capabilities in hazardous waste units X
4 Suspend/refuse/can authorization for handling hazardous waste X
5 Identify and notify sites for hazardous waste treatment/disposal facilities X X
6 Facilitate environmental impact assessment studies before identifying sites X X
7 Collect, collate and publish list of abandoned hazardous waste dump sites X
8 Establish a system for filing annual returns and reporting accidents by hazardous waste facilities
and operators
X
9 Process and grant permits for the import of hazardous waste to sites in India X
10 Examine and permit/refuse exporters’ requests for the importation of hazardous waste into India X
11 Issue instructions to hazardous waste importers X
12 Inform port authorities to take appropriate steps for the safe handling of hazardous waste at ports X X
13 Inspect records of imports X X X
14 Process appeals X

5. Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
Chapters in rules Details
Chapter - 1 Preliminary
Chapter – 2 Procedure for management of Hazardous and other wastes
Chapter – 3 Import and export of Hazardous and other wastes
Chapter – 4 Treatment, storage and disposal facility for hazardous and other wastes
Chapter - 5 Packaging, labelling, and transport of Hazardous and other wastes.
Chapter - 6 Miscellaneous
Various forms required for Store & handling Hazardous waste
Form Details Form Details
Form - 1 Application required for grant/renewal of authorization for generation or collection or
storage or transport or reception or recycling or reuse or recovery or pre-processing or
co-processing or utilization or treatment or disposal of hazardous and other waste
Form – 7 Application form for one-time authorisation of traders for
part- d of schedule iii, waste
Form – 2 Form for grant or renewal of authorization by state pollution control board to the
occupiers, recyclers, re-processors, re-users, user and operators of disposal facilities
Form – 8 Labelling of containers of hazardous and other waste
Form – 3 Format for maintaining records of hazardous and other wastes Form – 9 Transport emergency (TREM) card
Form – 4 Form for filing annual returns Form - 10 Manifest for hazardous and other waste
Form - 5 Application for import or export of hazardous and other waste for reuse or recycling or
recovery or co-processing or utilization
Form –
11
Format for reporting accident
Form – 6 Transboundary movement- movement document Form - 12 Application for filing appeal against the order passed by
state pollution control board

6. The sender of the waste shall prepare seven copies of the manifest in
Form 10 comprising of colour code indicated below and all seven copies
shall be signed by the sender:
Copy number Colour code Purpose
Copy - 1 White To be forwarded by the sender to the State Pollution Control Board
after signing all the seven copies
Copy – 2 Yellow To be retained by the sender after taking signature on it from the
transporter and the rest of the five signed copies to be carried by
the transporter.
Copy – 3 Pink To be retained by the receiver (actual user or treatment storage
and disposal facility operator) after receiving the waste and the
remaining four copies are to be duly signed by the receiver
Copy – 4 Orange To be handed over to the transporter by the receiver after
accepting waste
Copy – 5 Green To be sent by the receiver to the State Pollution Control Board.
Copy - 6 Blue To be sent by the receiver to the sender
Copy - 7 Grey To be sent by the receiver to the State Pollution Control Board of
the sender in case the sender is in another State.