Prevailing laws and regulations
After Bhopal Gas Tragedy of Union Carbide India Ltd Govt of India enacted and amended some laws to prevent and mange the Chemical (industrial) Disaster Management.
The important laws are:
- Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical (MS and HC) Rules, 1989
- Factories Act 1948 and subsequent amendments
- Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) 1989 and amendments
- Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996
- Public Liability Insurance (PLI) ACT, 1991
- Disaster Management Act 2005
In addition to above the NDMA Guidelines on Chemical (Industrial) Disaster Management 2007 has also been made to prevent and manage the referred disasters.
These guidelines are available at http://www.ndma.gov.in
The other related laws and regulations are shown in appendix 1.
