License for stone crushers for Government projects

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, license for temporary stone crushers exclusively for construction of National Highway, State Highway or any other infra-structural Government project and Government approved Public Private Partnership Projects may be granted for the project period on their fulfilling the provisions of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and Rules made thereunder. For section 8 of the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely :-

"8. Establishment of the District Stone Crushers Licensing and Regulation Authority.- (1)On and from the date of commencement of the Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers (Amendment) Act, 2013 there shall be established in each of the revenue District, the District Stone Crushers Licensing and Regulation Authority consisting of the following members, namely:- (e) The Deputy Commissioner of the District - Chairman (f) The Superintendent of Police of the District -Member ex-officio (g) The Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat of the District – Member ex-officio (h) The Deputy Conservator of Forest of the concerned jurisdiction - Member ex -officio (e) All Assistant Commissioners of the District, Revenue Department - Member ex- officio (f) The Environmental officer, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board – Member ex-officio (g) The Deputy Director/Senior Geologist, Department of Mines and Geology – Member Secretary (2) The Member Secretary shall receive all the applications for grant of license and place them before the Authority for decision. (3) The procedure of transaction of business of the Authority shall be such as may be prescribed."