State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH PLASTIC AND OTHER NON-BIODEGRADABLE GARABGE (REGULATION OF USE AND DISPOSAL)

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Plastic and Other Non Biodegradable Garbage (Regulation of Use and Throwing) Act, 2013 (Uttarakhand Act 17 of 2013), s.22(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

3- (1) No person, himself or through another person or by any means, shall knowingly or otherwise throw or cause to be thrown in any public place, drain, gully, pit, ventilation shaft, pipe and fittings connected with the private or public drainage works, any non-biodegradable garbage or any biodegradable garbage in a non-biodegradable bag or container likely to, -- (i) injure the drainage and sewage system; (ii) interfere with the free flow or affect the treatment and disposal of drain and sewage contents; and (iii) be dangerous or cause a nuisance or be prejudicial to public health. (2) No person shall, knowingly or otherwise, place or permit to be placed, except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safe guards as may be prescribed, any biodegradable or non-biodegradable garbage in any public place or in a place open to public view, unless – (a) the garbage’s is placed in a garbage receptacle, provided for the same; or (b) the garbage is deposited in a location designated by a local authority having jurisdiction or an area for the disposal of the garbage.