(1) Pursuant to Section 20 of the Act, an industry that wishes to obtain a pollution control certificate shall submit an application to the following body after preparing a detailed description of the industry's detailed operating procedures, sources of pollution and measures adopted for pollution control: (a) In the case of industries with environmental impact-assessment or industries with brief environmental studies or preliminary environmental tests as per Clause .a) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Act, in the Ministry,
(b) In the case of industries with a brief environmental study or initial environmental test according to clause (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 3 of the Act, in the provincial ministry.
(2) When making an application according to sub-rule (1), a report prepared after testing according to the standards implemented by the Government of Nepal should also be attached regarding the waste water, smoke, dust, sound or light emitted from the said plant. But such report should be prepared within the last three months.
(3) If any application is received according to sub-rule (1), the ministry or the provincial ministry shall form a team to monitor the pollution control status of the industry on site.
(4) The team according to sub-rule (3) may re-examine the amount of waste water, smoke, solution, sound or light emitted from the plant as required.
(5) The team as per sub-rule (3) shall submit a report with definite opinion to the ministry or provincial ministry regarding the pollution control of such industry.
(6) On the basis of the report as per sub-rule (5), the ministry or the provincial ministry may issue a pollution control certificate to that industry conditionally or unconditionally for three years in the format as per Schedule-19.
(7) According to sub-rule (6), the industry that has received the pollution control certificate shall submit a test report to the pollution control-certificate-issuing body by measuring waste water, smoke, dust, sound or light every six months.
(8 Test according to sub-rule (7) pIf the amount of waste water, smoke, dust, noise or light is found to be more than the prescribed standards in Rativedan, the industry shall make the necessary improvements within three months to adapt the standards and submit the test report to the agency that issues the pollution control certificate. (9) If the test report as per sub-rule (7) or (8) is not submitted or if even after three months as per sub-rule (8) the amount of waste water, smoke, dust, sound or light is found to be more than the prescribed standard, any time the industry violates the standard: If it is found to have an adverse effect on the environment, the Ministry or the Provincial Ministry shall cancel the pollution control certificate obtained by the industry.
(10) After the expiry of the pollution control certificate issued once, such a company can obtain a new pollution control certificate by completing the process according to this rule.
(11) The details of industries that have received pollution control certificates shall be kept by the ministry or the provincial ministry.