Central Government extend the validity of the notification issued vide number S.O. 345(E), dated the 17th January, 2019 for a further period of one year- (Ministry of Environment and Forests) (18 Feb 2020)
MANU/ENVT/0025/2020
Environment
S.O.750(E).--WHEREAS, the Central Government in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 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 has published notification for expediting prior environmental clearances to the projects for manufacturing of bio-ethanol for the purpose of blending with the petrol under the Ethonol Blending Programme vide number S.O. 345(E), dated the 17th January, 2019 to remain in force for a period of one year from the date of publication of the notification;
AND WHEREAS, the Ministry is in the receipt of representations for extension of validity of the notification for one more year to encourage to increase the ethanol production;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 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, after having dispensed with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the said rules in public interest, for expediting production of Ethanol for its limited purpose of blending with petrol exclusively for its usage as bio-fuel, hereby extend the validity of the notification issued vide number S.O. 345(E), dated the 17th January, 2019 for a further period of one year from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
Tags : VALIDITY NOTIFICATION EXTENSION
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