The Ministry Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change (MoEFCC] on May 04, 2022 has issued the Lead Stabilizer in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes and Fittings (Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Lead Stabilizer in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes and Fittings Rules, 2021.
The following amendments have been made:
• In rule 2, which specifies Prohibition of use of lead or lead compounds, sub-rule (2) has been substituted, namely:
“(i) The manufacturer shall submit water test report of pipes and fittings carried out by authorised agencies for testing as per sub-rule (1) of rule 4, to respective State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee in accordance with the consent to operate granted by respective State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee subject to the provision of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974):
Provided that the manufacturer having valid licence from Bureau of Indian Standards for manufacturing of all such Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings, and having all such Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings marked with "Standard Mark" in accordance with the specification provided in the Licencse issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards, shall be exempted from submission of such test report.
(ii) Every manufacturer and every importer of Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings for every product under the respective Category A, B, and C specified in the Schedule shall comply with the conditions mentioned in that Schedule with respect to IS code of Bureau of Indian Standard or equivalent which are presently available or shall be developed in the future.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule and rule 3, ―manufacturer‖ means manufacturer of Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings situated within the territory of India or outside the territory of India”
•In rule 4, which specifies Authorised agencies for testing of products, sub-rule (1) has been substituted, namely:
“(I) ―The Laboratories accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories shall be authorised to carry out such tests as are necessary to ascertain the compliance of rule 2”
• Schedule which specifies LIST OF PVC PIPES AND FITTINGS AND CORRESPONDING INDIAN STANDARDS PUBLISHED BY THE BIS has been substituted.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 334(E)]
