 bill no 279 of 2015 the electronic waste bill, 2015 bydr kirit premjibhai  solanki, mp a billto provide for proper handling and disposal of electronic waste by prescribing norms andfixing duties on manufacturers, recyclers and consumers with regard to disposal ofelectronic waste and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the electronic waste act, 2015 (2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;(b) "consumer" means any individual or firm or company using the products that is capable of generating electronic waste;5(c) "disposal" means disposal of electronic waste according to prescribed norms to prevent contamination of the environment and harmful effect on human health;10(d) "electronic waste " means waste generated from discarded television, personal computer, floppy, audio-video cd, battery, cell phone, refrigerator, air conditioner, electronic toys, telephone, washing machine, electronic switch and such other products;(e) "municipal authority" means municipal corporation, municipality, nagar palika, nagar nigam, nagar panchayat, municipal council including notified area committee (nac) or any other local body constituted under the relevant statutes and, where the management and handling of municipal solid waste is entrusted to such agency;15(f) "prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (g) "re-cycler " means any person or establishment engaged in recycling or reprocessing of used electronic equipment or assembly of their component203 the central government shall, in consultation with central pollution control board, prescribe the compliance criteria and procedure for handling and disposal of electronic wastecompliance criteria and procedure for disposal of electronic waste4 the appropriate government shall monitor the implementation of the compliance criteria and procedure prescribed under section 3appropriate government to ensure disposal of electronic waste5 it shall be the duty of every manufacturer,—duty of manufacturer25(i) to ensure that every electronic product offered for sale in the market contains—(a) the procedure for its handling and disposal; and (b) the information about the parts which can be recycled and which cannot be recycled;30(ii) to collect the electronic waste generated during the manufacture of electric and electronic waste; and(iii) to create public awareness through advertisements, publications and other electronic media about the hazardous substances in their products which may cause ill effects on human bodyduty of consumer356 it shall be the duty of every consumer to ensure that the electronic waste is segregated into recyclable and non-recyclable waste and is not disposed of in any manner except in the manner prescribed for the purpose7 the municipal authority shall—responsibilities of the municipal authorities(i) ensure collection of segregated electronic waste from households and forfurther disposal; and(ii) notify sites demarcated as collection points40| 8                                              ||-------------------------------------------------|| government in such manner as may be prescribed || registration                                    || and                                             || responsibility                                  || of re-cycler                                   |(2) every re-cycler shall re-cycle only those parts of an electronic product which have been marked as recyclable by the manufacturerpenalty5| 9                                                                                    ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| for a term which may extend to six months and fine which may extend to fifty thousand || rupees                                                                               |10 10 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide requisite sums to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide requisite sums power to remove difficulties11 if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the central government may, by order published in the official gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:15provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of the period of three yearsfrom the date of commencement of this actact to have overriding effect2012 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force relating to maintenance of public cleanliness and waste management or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this act| 13                               ||-----------------------------------|| law, for the time being in force || act not in                        || derogation of                     || any other law                    || power to                          || make rules                       |14 (1) the central government may, by notification in the gazette of india, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act25 30(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsthe volume of electronic waste is increasing at an alarming rate in india and its handling and disposal has become a major challenge many of these electronic goods contain toxic substances which can cause serious health problems to the persons handling electronic waste and also damage to the environment there is a huge gap between e-waste generated in india and its capacity to deal with it currently, it is the extended responsibility of the producer regarding disposal and recycling once the consumer discards the productrare earth minerals are highly used in manufacture of electronic goods failure in recycling of electronic waste will also lead to shortage of such rare earth minerals therefore, it is important that this issue is tackled collectively by manufacturers, consumers and the governmenthence this billnew delhi;kirit premjibhai solankinovember 17, 2015 financial memorandumclause 7 of the bill provides for responsibilities of the municipal authorities clause 8provides that the central government shall provide requisite funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of the bill the expenditure relating to states shall be borne out of the consolidated funds of the respective states however, the central government may also have to provide some financial assistance to the states for this purpose also, the expenditure in respect of union territories shall be borne out of the consolidated fund of india the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of rupees five hundred crore will be involved as recurring expenditure per annum from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of rupees two hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 14 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto provide for proper handling and disposal of electronic waste by prescribing norms andfixing duties on manufacturers, re-cyclers and consumers with regard to disposal ofelectronic waste and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(dr kirit premjibhai solanki, mp)gmgipmrnd—2950ls(s3)—03122015