Section 1
Preliminary
1. 1 Short Title and Commencement
1.1.1 This Act may be called the “Solid Waste (Management and Resource Mobilization) Act, 2044 (1987)”.
1.1.2 This Act shall come into force in the Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur Municipal areas immediately; in other areas, it shall come into force on such date as may be prescribed by Government of Nepal by notification in the
Nepal Gazette.
1.2 Definitions:
1.2.1 In this Act, unless otherwise the subject or context otherwise requires;
1.2.1.1 “Centre” means the Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre established under Section 2.1.
1.2.1.2 “Board” means the Board of Directors formed under Section 3.3,
1.2.1.3 “Plan” means the plan relating to Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization to be operated by the Centre.
1.2.1.4 “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the board.
1.2.1.5 “General Manager” means the General Manager of the Centre appointed under Section 3.6.1
1.2.1.6 “Member” means a member of the Board and this term also includes the Chairperson and the Member-Secretary.
1.2.1.7 “Inspection Officer” means an Inspection Officer appointed under Section 3.7.1.
1.2.1.8 “Solid Waste” means materials which are in a state of disuse, or which have been disposed of, or such other materials which are declared as solid waste by the Centre from time to time.
1.2.1.9 “Harmful Solid Wastes” mean solid wastes which are harmful to health through infectious or contaminative disease or otherwise.
1.2.1.10 “Site for Dumping Solid Wastes” means the place or area prescribed by the Centre for disposing of, keeping or dumping Solid wastes.
1.2.1.11 “Pollution” means a state in which physical, chemical, organic and radio-active elements in the atmosphere as well as human beings, birds and animals, aquatic life, or plants are directly or indirectly changed in an undesirable manner or fatally affected by the combination of solid, liquid or gas objects expelled from solid wastes.
1.2.1.12 “Container” means any equipment and similar other object made available or prescribed by the Centre for the purpose of disposing of, keeping or dumping solid wastes.
1.2.1.13 “Reuse” means the act of converting collected solid wastes into a reusable product.
1.2.1.14 “Transit Point” means the place prescribed by the Centre for dumping the collected solid wastes before they are taken to the place where they are finally disposed of, or to a place of production.
1.2.1.15 “Solid Waste Collection Equipment” means equipment to be used in the collection of solid wastes.
1.2.1.16 “Place of Production” means the place prescribed by the Centre to conduct operations relating to the production of fertilizers or other products.
1.2.1.17 “Prescribed” or “as Prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules or Bye-laws framed under this act.
1.1.1 This Act may be called the “Solid Waste (Management and Resource Mobilization) Act, 2044 (1987)”.
1.1.2 This Act shall come into force in the Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur Municipal areas immediately; in other areas, it shall come into force on such date as may be prescribed by Government of Nepal by notification in the
Nepal Gazette.
1.2 Definitions:
1.2.1 In this Act, unless otherwise the subject or context otherwise requires;
1.2.1.1 “Centre” means the Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre established under Section 2.1.
1.2.1.2 “Board” means the Board of Directors formed under Section 3.3,
1.2.1.3 “Plan” means the plan relating to Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization to be operated by the Centre.
1.2.1.4 “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the board.
1.2.1.5 “General Manager” means the General Manager of the Centre appointed under Section 3.6.1
1.2.1.6 “Member” means a member of the Board and this term also includes the Chairperson and the Member-Secretary.
1.2.1.7 “Inspection Officer” means an Inspection Officer appointed under Section 3.7.1.
1.2.1.8 “Solid Waste” means materials which are in a state of disuse, or which have been disposed of, or such other materials which are declared as solid waste by the Centre from time to time.
1.2.1.9 “Harmful Solid Wastes” mean solid wastes which are harmful to health through infectious or contaminative disease or otherwise.
1.2.1.10 “Site for Dumping Solid Wastes” means the place or area prescribed by the Centre for disposing of, keeping or dumping Solid wastes.
1.2.1.11 “Pollution” means a state in which physical, chemical, organic and radio-active elements in the atmosphere as well as human beings, birds and animals, aquatic life, or plants are directly or indirectly changed in an undesirable manner or fatally affected by the combination of solid, liquid or gas objects expelled from solid wastes.
1.2.1.12 “Container” means any equipment and similar other object made available or prescribed by the Centre for the purpose of disposing of, keeping or dumping solid wastes.
1.2.1.13 “Reuse” means the act of converting collected solid wastes into a reusable product.
1.2.1.14 “Transit Point” means the place prescribed by the Centre for dumping the collected solid wastes before they are taken to the place where they are finally disposed of, or to a place of production.
1.2.1.15 “Solid Waste Collection Equipment” means equipment to be used in the collection of solid wastes.
1.2.1.16 “Place of Production” means the place prescribed by the Centre to conduct operations relating to the production of fertilizers or other products.
1.2.1.17 “Prescribed” or “as Prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in the Rules or Bye-laws framed under this act.