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Notification amending the 2015 Eco-Sensitive Zone notification issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, revising the timeline and approval requirements for the Zonal Master Plan and related provisions.

Detailed Summary

Issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (S.O. 3384(E), New Delhi, 28th July 2023, F. No. 25/35/2013-ESZ-RE), the notification amends the earlier Eco-Sensitive Zone notification No. S.O. 616(E) dated 25th February 2015, issued under sub-section (1), clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-section (2), and sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (3) of Rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. Citing sub-rule (4) of Rule 5, which allows dispensing with the prior notice requirement of sub-rule (3)(a) where in the public interest, the Central Government makes the following amendments without prior notice: (i) in paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (1) is substituted to require the State Government to prepare a Zonal Master Plan for the Eco-Sensitive Zone, in consultation with local people, within two years of publication of the amendment notification; (ii) in paragraph 3, sub-paragraph (11) is amended by omitting the words 'approved by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change'; and (iii) in paragraph 5, sub-paragraph (3) is amended to insert, after the words 'Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change', the words 'or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Goa, as the case may be', indicating the underlying Eco-Sensitive Zone is located in or near Goa. The notification is signed by Dr. S. Kerketta, Scientist 'G'.

Full Text

4880 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3238] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2023/ SHRAVANA 6, 1945 CG-DL-E-29072023-247703 MINISTRY OF ENVIRON MENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi the 28th July, 2023 S.O. 33 84(E).— Whereas the Central Government, in exercise of the power conferred by sub section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub -section (2) and sub -section (3) of section 3 o f the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub -rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Prot ection) Rules, 1986, issued a notification in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, sub -section (ii), vide number S.O. 616(E), dated the 25th February, 2015; And whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to amend the said notification; And whereas sub -rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 provides that whenever it appears to the Central Government that it is in the public interest to do so, it may dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub -rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986; And whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to dispense with the requirement of not ice under clause (a) of sub rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for amending the notification number S.O. 616(E), dated the 25th February, 2015; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and clauses (v) and (xiv) 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 hereby makes the following amendments in the notificat ion of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 616(E), dated the 25th February, 2015, namely: - In the said notification, - (i) in paragraph 2, for sub -paragraph (1), the following sub -paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - “(1) The State Government shall, prepare a Zonal Master Plan, for the purpose of the Eco -sensitive Zone, in consultation with local peo ple and in accordance with this notification, within a period of two years from the date of publication of this amendment notification”. (ii) in paragraph 3, in sub -paragraph (11), the words, “approved by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change ”, shall be omitted; (iii) in paragraph 5, in sub -paragraph (3), after the words, “Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change”, the words “or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Goa, as the case may be,” shall be inserted . [F. No. 25/35/ 2013 -ESZ-RE] Dr. S. KERKETTA, Scientist “G” Note. - The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 616(E), dated the 25th February, 2015. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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