Section 20: Records and returns

Q: What does Section 20 of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWMTMR) deal with?

Section 20 HOWMTMR pertains to "Records and returns". It is part of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 20 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWMTMR) governs records and returns. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 20 HOWMTMR still in force?

Yes, Section 20 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 20 HOWMTMR?

धारा 20 HOWMTMR is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 20 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. Section 20 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWMTMR) governs records and returns. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 20 HOWMTMR?

Dhara 20 HOWMTMR is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 20 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 20 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWMTMR) governs records and returns. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 20 of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016?

Cite as: "Section 20, Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWMTMR)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, § 20 (India).

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(1)

The occupier handling hazardous or other wastes and operator of disposal facility shall maintain records of such operations in Form 3.

(2)

The occupier handling hazardous and other wastes and operator of disposal facility shall send annual returns to the State Pollution Control Board in Form 4.

(3)

The State Pollution Control Board based on the annual returns received from the occupiers and the operators of the facilities for disposal of hazardous and other wastes shall prepare an annual inventory of the waste generated; waste recycled, recovered, utilised including co-processed; waste re-exported and waste disposed and submit to the Central Pollution Control Board by the 30th day of September every year. The State Pollution Control Board shall also prepare the inventory of hazardous waste generators, actual users, and common and captive disposal facilities and shall submit the information to Central Pollution Control Board every two years.

(4)

The Central Pollution Control Board shall prepare the consolidated review report on management of hazardous and other wastes and forward it to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, along with its recommendations before the 30th day of December once in every year.