The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide notification dated 4th May, 2022 has issued the Lead Stabilizer in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes and Fittings (Amendment) Rules, 2022. The manufacturer of PVC pipes and fittings shall submit water test report of pipes and fittings carried out by authorised agencies for testing to respective State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee in accordance with the consent to operate granted by respective State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.
Any manufacturer having valid licence from Bureau of Indian Standards for manufacturing of all such Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings, and having all such Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes and Fittings marked with “Standard Mark” in accordance with the specification provided in the Licencse issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards, shall be exempted from submission of such test report.
