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Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2026

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Publication of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2026

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What changed

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amends the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. The amendment removes the entry for brine sludge from the list of hazardous wastes. Specifically, the authority deletes the entry 16.3 Brine sludge from column (3) of the table in Schedule I. This entry previously appeared under the process of production of caustic soda and chlorine at serial number 16. The rules take effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Who is affected: Entities involved in the production of caustic soda and chlorine.
Required action: Remove the entry for brine sludge from waste management records and compliance documentation.
Key dates: Effective date of the amendment rules — 19 Jul 2026

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Source: Gazette of India (e-Gazette)
Type: statutory gazette instrument
Published by source: 19 Jul 2026
Document number: G.S.R. 636(E)
Issuing division: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Effective date: 19 Jul 2026
Coverage area: gazette

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5465 GI/2026 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99

xxxGIDHxxx xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण् ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार्ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् अजधसूचना नई दिल्ली, 16 िुलाई, 2026

सा.का.जन. 636(अ).— पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप जनर्म (4) र्ह उपबंध करता है दक िब भी केंद्रीर् सरकार को ऐसा प्रतीत होता है दक ऐसा करना लोकजहत में है, तो वह पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप जनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन सूचना की अपेक्षा को समाप्त कर सकेगी; और केंद्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् है दक पररसंकटमर् और अन्र् अपजिष्ट (प्रबंध और सीमापार संचलन) जनर्म, 2016 में संिोधन के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप जनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन सूचना की अपेक्षा को समाप्त करना लोक जहत में है। अब, अत:, केंद्रीर् सरकार पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उप-जनर्म (4) के साथ परित पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 6, धारा 8 और धारा 25 द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, पररसंकटमर् और अन्र् अपजिष्ट (प्रबंध और सीमापार संचलन) जनर्म, 2016 में संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत और जनर्म बनाती है, अथाात् :— सं. 577] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट् पजतवार, िुलाई 16, 2026/आषाढ 25, 1948

No. 577] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026/ASHADHA 25, 1948

सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-20072026-274613 CG-DL-E-20072026-274613

2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

(1) इन जनर्मों का संजक्षप्त नाम पररसंकटमर् और अन्र् अपजिष्ट (प्रबंध और सीमापार संचलन) संिोधन जनर्म, 2026 है। (2) र्े रािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रवृत होंगे। 2. पररसंकटमर् और अन्र् अपजिष्ट (प्रबंध और सीमापार संचलन) जनर्म, 2016 की अनुसूची 1 में, सारणी में, क्र.सं. 16 के सामने स्ट् तंभ (2) में ‘‘प्रदक्रर्ा’’ िीषाक के अधीन ‘‘काजस्ट्टक सोडा और क् लोरीन का उत् पािन’’ स्ट् तंभ (3) में, ‘‘16.3 ब्राईन स्ट् लि’’ प्रजवजष्ट का लोप दकर्ा िाएगा। [फा. सं. 23/151/2022-एचएसएम] उिर् चौधरी, संर्ुक् त सजचव रटप् पण. — मूल जनर्म भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप खंड (i) में संख र्ांक सा.का.जन. 395(अ), तारीख 4 अप्रैल, 2016 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे, और अजधसूचना संख र्ांक सा.का.जन. 438(अ) तारीख 1 िुलाई, 2025 द्वारा अंजतम बार संिोजधत दकए गए थे।

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th July, 2026

G.S.R. 636(E).— Whereas sub-rule (4) of the rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 provides that whenever it appears to the Central Government that it is in the public interest to do so, it may dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986; And Whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for amending the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, namely :—

(1) These rules may be called the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
In the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, in Schedule I, in the Table, against S.No. 16, under the heading ‘‘Processes’’ in column (2), ‘‘Production of caustic soda and chlorine’’, in column (3), the entry, ‘‘16.3 Brine sludge’’ shall be omitted. [F. No. 23/151/2022-HSM] UDAY CHAUDHARY, Jt. Secy.

Note. — The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 395(E), dated the 4th April, 2016 and last amended vide the notification number G.S.R. 438(E), dated the 1st July, 2025.

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