Batteries Management and Handling Rules 2010- latest amendment

BATTERIES (MANAGEMENT & HANDLING) AMENDMENT RULES, 2010 (see link)

1. It shall be the responsibility of a dealer to:
   
   
   
   
   1. Ensure that the numbers of used batteries are collected back should be 90% of new batteries sold.
   2. Give appropriate discount for every used battery returned by the consumer.
   3. Ensure that used batteries collected back are of similar type and specifications as that of the new batteries sold.
   4. File half yearly returns of the sale of new batteries and buy-back of old batteries to the manufacturer in Form V by 31st May and 30th November of every year.
   5. Ensure safe transportation of collected batteries to the designated collection centers or to the registered recylers.
   6. Ensure that no damage is caused to the environment during storage and transportation of used batteries.
   
   
2. It shall be the responsibility of auctioneer to :
   
   
   
   
   1. Ensure that used batteries are auctioned to the registered recyclers only.
   2. File half-Yearly returns of their auctions to Delhi Pollution Control Committee in Form IX.
   
   
3. It shall be the responsibility of recycler to :-
   
   
   
   
   1. Apply for registration to the Ministry of Environment & Forest (if applied already) by submitting information in Form VI.
   2. Submit annual returns as per Form VII prescribed under the said rules to Delhi Pollution Control Committee by 30th June and 31st December for every year.
   3. Create Public awareness through advertisements, Publications, posters or others with regard to following:-
      
      
      
      
      
      1. Hazards of Lead.
      2. Obligation of consumers to return used batteries only to the registered dealers or deliver at the designated collection centers.
   
   
4. (a) The Consumer as well as the Bulk Consumers are required to ensure that used batteries are not disposed off in any manner other than depositing with the dealer, manufacturer, importer, assembler, registered recycler, re-conditioner or at the designated collection centers.
   (b) The bulk consumer shall file half yearly return in Form VIII the Delhi Pollution Control committee.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   bulk consumer-means a consumer such as the Departments of Central Government like Railway. Defence, Telecom, Posts and Telegraph, the Departments of State Government, the Undertakings, Boards and other agencies or companies who purchase hundred or more than hundred batteries per annum;".
   
   
5. It shall be the responsibility of the manufactures, importers, assemblers and re-conditioners to:

1. Ensure that the number of the used batteries collected back should be at least 90 percent of the new batteries sold excluding those sold to original equipment manufacturer and bulk consumers. File a half-yearly return of their sales and bye-back to Delhi Pollution Control committee in Form-I (Manufacturer, Assembler and Re-conditioner ) / Form-IV( importers) prescribed under the said rules, latest by 30th June and 31st December of every year.
2. Ensure that used batteries collected back are of similar type and specifications as that of new batteries sold.
3. Set up the collection centers either individually or jointly at various places for collection of used batteries from consumers or dealers.
4. Ensure that used batteries collected are sent only to the registered recyclers.
5. Ensure that necessary arrangements are made with dealers for safe transportation from collection centers to the premises of the registered recyclers.
6. Ensure that no damage to the environment occurs during transportation.
7. Create public awareness through advertisements, publications, posters or by other means with regard to the following:- a) Hazards of Lead b) Responsibility of Consumers to return their used batteries only to the dealers or deliver and designated collection centers. c) Addresses of dealers and designated collection centers.
8. Use the international recycling sign on batteries.
9. Buy recycled lead only from registered recyclers and
10. Bring to the notice to the DPCC or the Ministry of Environment and Forests any violation by the dealer

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