B.P. No. 19, Revised Delegation of Powers to ZLCCC and JCEE (Monitoring), 2023
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board issued B.P. Number 19, dated 3 April 2023, to continue revised delegations of authority for granting and renewing pollution consents and waste management authorizations for different categories of industries. It particularly reallocates responsibility for certa...
What the document governs
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board uses B.P. Number 19, dated 3 April 2023, to allocate responsibility for pollution consent and authorization decisions. These functions arise under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and waste management rules notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
The delegation covers Consent to Establish, Consent to Operate, expansions, extensions, renewals, amendments and waste management authorizations. Applications are assigned according to industry category, size and whether the project attracts environmental impact assessment or coastal regulation zone requirements.
Why the powers were revised
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board previously issued revised delegations on a six month trial basis. That trial expired on 22 February 2023. The Board found that Joint Chief Environmental Engineers (Monitoring) handled renewals for specified Red Large industries and Red Medium industries within the reduced processing time and without reported difficulty.
The source records that 300 industries were eligible for renewal as of 1 April 2022. Of 162 applications received, 87 were granted, 27 were returned and 48 remained under processing as of 28 February 2023. The Board therefore decided to continue the delegation arrangement.
Key provisions
- Technical Sub Committee, Consent Clearing Committee, Zonal Level Consent Clearing Committee and District Level Consent Clearing Committee responsibilities vary by industry category and application type.
- Consent renewals for Red Medium industries are assigned to the Joint Chief Environmental Engineer (Monitoring). District Environmental Engineers handle renewals for Red Small, specified Orange categories and Green categories shown in the table.
- Certain Red Large renewals are handled by the Member Secretary or Joint Chief Environmental Engineer (Monitoring), depending on whether the industry falls within categories referred to in Table C.
- Fresh consent involving a name change, management change, stack alteration, disposal method change or merger of adjacent units may use the delegated process where products, raw materials and production capacity do not change.
- Separate inspection, approval and issuing authorities are listed for waste authorizations, hazardous waste pass books, trader authorizations and plastic registration.
- Expansion projects of highly polluting industries attracting G.O. 213 and G.O. 127 require committee consideration, a Board recommendation and Government relaxation before Consent to Establish is issued.
Who may be affected
B.P. Number 19 directly affects industries applying for pollution consent, renewal or waste authorization, and professionals managing those applications. Property buyers and owners should note that the document concerns pollution control approvals for industrial operations, not a stated change to land ownership or land use approval.
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Common questions
Does B.P. Number 19 change land ownership or land use approval?
The document addresses pollution consents and waste management authorizations for industries. It does not state any change to land ownership or land use approval.
Which applications are covered by the revised delegation?
The delegation covers Consent to Establish, Consent to Operate, expansions, extensions, renewals, specified fresh consents involving administrative or stack changes, and authorizations under various waste management rules.
Why did the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board continue the revised arrangement?
The trial showed that delegated officials processed specified Red Large and Red Medium renewals within the reduced time limit without reported difficulty. It also reduced the workload at the Board's corporate office.
Are environmental impact assessment and coastal regulation zone projects handled differently?
Yes. The tables assign applications attracting environmental impact assessment or coastal regulation zone requirements to different committees depending on the consent stage and industry category.
